Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records kumenya as an equivalent of English know in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kumanya as its equivalent.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
menya (infinitive kũmenya)
- to know[2]
- ndiramenya ― I do not know
Synonyms
Derived terms
(Verbs)
(Proverbs)
- gĩtoĩ kĩmenyaga kĩerwo
- mũciĩ ũmenyagwo nĩ mũraari ti mũroki
References
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-menya (infinitive kumenya)
- to peel
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -menya
|
| Positive present
|
-namenya
|
| Subjunctive
|
-menye
|
| Negative
|
-menyi
|
| Imperative singular
|
menya
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kumenya
|
| Negative
|
kutomenya
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
menya
|
| Plural
|
menyeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
humenya
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -limenya
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kumenya
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namenya)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninamenya/namenya
|
tunamenya
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| 2nd person
|
unamenya
|
mnamenya
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anamenya
|
wanamenya
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -namenya
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -menyi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
simenyi
|
hatumenyi
|
| 2nd person
|
humenyi
|
hammenyi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hamenyi
|
hawamenyi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -menyi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tamenya
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tamenya
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -menye)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nimenye
|
tumenye
|
| 2nd person
|
umenye
|
mmenye
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
amenye
|
wamenye
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -menye
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -simenye
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngemenya
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singemenya
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalimenya
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalimenya
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amenya)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
namenya
|
twamenya
|
| 2nd person
|
wamenya
|
mwamenya
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
amenya
|
wamenya
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wamenya
|
yamenya
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lamenya
|
yamenya
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chamenya
|
vyamenya
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yamenya
|
zamenya
|
| u(XI)
|
wamenya
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwamenya
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pamenya
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwamenya
|
|
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -memenya
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshamenya
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jamenya
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kimenya
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipomenya
|
| Consecutive
|
kamenya / positive subject concord + -kamenya
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kamenye
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nimenya
|
-tumenya
|
| 2nd person
|
-kumenya
|
-wamenya/-kumenyeni/-wamenyeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mmenya
|
-wamenya
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-umenya
|
-imenya
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-limenya
|
-yamenya
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kimenya
|
-vimenya
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-imenya
|
-zimenya
|
| u(XI)
|
-umenya
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kumenya
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pamenya
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mumenya
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jimenya
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -menya- + relative marker)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-menyaye
|
-menyao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-menyao
|
-menyayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-menyalo
|
-menyayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-menyacho
|
-menyavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-menyayo
|
-menyazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-menyao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-menyako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-menyapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-menyamo
|
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -menya)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yemenya
|
-omenya
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-omenya
|
-yomenya
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lomenya
|
-yomenya
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chomenya
|
-vyomenya
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yomenya
|
-zomenya
|
| u(XI)
|
-omenya
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-komenya
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pomenya
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-momenya
|
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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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Derived terms