Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nyoa (infinitive kunyoa)
- to shave, to cut hair
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyoa
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| Positive present
|
-nanyoa
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| Subjunctive
|
-nyoe
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| Negative
|
-nyoi
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| Imperative singular
|
nyoa
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kunyoa
|
| Negative
|
kutonyoa
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
nyoa
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| Plural
|
nyoeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hunyoa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -linyoa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kunyoa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninanyoa/nanyoa
|
tunanyoa
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| 2nd person
|
unanyoa
|
mnanyoa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ananyoa
|
wananyoa
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nanyoa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyoi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sinyoi
|
hatunyoi
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| 2nd person
|
hunyoi
|
hamnyoi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hanyoi
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hawanyoi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -nyoi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tanyoa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tanyoa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyoe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninyoe
|
tunyoe
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| 2nd person
|
unyoe
|
mnyoe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anyoe
|
wanyoe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nyoe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sinyoe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngenyoa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singenyoa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalinyoa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalinyoa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nanyoa
|
twanyoa
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| 2nd person
|
wanyoa
|
mwanyoa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anyoa
|
wanyoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wanyoa
|
yanyoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lanyoa
|
yanyoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chanyoa
|
vyanyoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yanyoa
|
zanyoa
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| u(XI)
|
wanyoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwanyoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
panyoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwanyoa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -menyoa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyoa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyoa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyoa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyoa
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| Consecutive
|
kanyoa / positive subject concord + -kanyoa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kanyoe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-ninyoa
|
-tunyoa
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| 2nd person
|
-kunyoa
|
-wanyoa/-kunyoeni/-wanyoeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mnyoa
|
-wanyoa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-unyoa
|
-inyoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-linyoa
|
-yanyoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kinyoa
|
-vinyoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-inyoa
|
-zinyoa
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| u(XI)
|
-unyoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kunyoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-panyoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-munyoa
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| Reflexive
|
-jinyoa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyoa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-nyoaye
|
-nyoao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-nyoao
|
-nyoayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-nyoalo
|
-nyoayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-nyoacho
|
-nyoavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-nyoayo
|
-nyoazo
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| u(XI)
|
-nyoao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-nyoako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-nyoapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-nyoamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyoa)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yenyoa
|
-onyoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-onyoa
|
-yonyoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lonyoa
|
-yonyoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chonyoa
|
-vyonyoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yonyoa
|
-zonyoa
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| u(XI)
|
-onyoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-konyoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-ponyoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-monyoa
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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
Ternate
Etymology
According to de Clercq (pg. 352), this is an unidentified loan.
Pronunciation
Noun
nyoa
- the rays (Batoidea)
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh