Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish legua, from Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.
Pronunciation
Noun
legwa
- a league; the distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-legwa (infinitive kulegwa)
- Passive form of -lega
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -legwa
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| Positive present
|
-nalegwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-legwe
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| Negative
|
-legwi
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| Imperative singular
|
legwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kulegwa
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| Negative
|
kutolegwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
legwa
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| Plural
|
legweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hulegwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lilegwa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kulegwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninalegwa/nalegwa
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tunalegwa
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| 2nd person
|
unalegwa
|
mnalegwa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
analegwa
|
wanalegwa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nalegwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -legwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
silegwi
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hatulegwi
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| 2nd person
|
hulegwi
|
hamlegwi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
halegwi
|
hawalegwi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -legwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -talegwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -talegwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nilegwe
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tulegwe
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| 2nd person
|
ulegwe
|
mlegwe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
alegwe
|
walegwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -legwe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -silegwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngelegwa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singelegwa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalilegwa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalilegwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegwa)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nalegwa
|
twalegwa
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| 2nd person
|
walegwa
|
mwalegwa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
alegwa
|
walegwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
walegwa
|
yalegwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lalegwa
|
yalegwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chalegwa
|
vyalegwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yalegwa
|
zalegwa
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| u(XI)
|
walegwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwalegwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
palegwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwalegwa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -melegwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalegwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalegwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilegwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolegwa
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| Consecutive
|
kalegwa / positive subject concord + -kalegwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kalegwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nilegwa
|
-tulegwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kulegwa
|
-walegwa/-kulegweni/-walegweni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mlegwa
|
-walegwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ulegwa
|
-ilegwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lilegwa
|
-yalegwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kilegwa
|
-vilegwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ilegwa
|
-zilegwa
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| u(XI)
|
-ulegwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kulegwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-palegwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mulegwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jilegwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-legwaye
|
-legwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-legwao
|
-legwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-legwalo
|
-legwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-legwacho
|
-legwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-legwayo
|
-legwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-legwao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-legwako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-legwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-legwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legwa)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yelegwa
|
-olegwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-olegwa
|
-yolegwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lolegwa
|
-yolegwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-cholegwa
|
-vyolegwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yolegwa
|
-zolegwa
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| u(XI)
|
-olegwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kolegwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-polegwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-molegwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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