Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-okoa (infinitive kuokoa)
- to rescue, save, redeem
- to preserve
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -okoa
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| Positive present
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-naokoa
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| Subjunctive
|
-okoe
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| Negative
|
-okoi
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| Imperative singular
|
okoa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuokoa
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| Negative
|
kutookoa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
okoa
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| Plural
|
okoeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huokoa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liokoa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuokoa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaokoa/naokoa
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tunaokoa
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| 2nd person
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unaokoa
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mnaokoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaokoa
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wanaokoa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naokoa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -okoi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siokoi
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hatuokoi
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| 2nd person
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huokoi
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hamwokoi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haokoi
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hawaokoi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -okoi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taokoa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taokoa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okoe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niokoe
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tuokoe
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| 2nd person
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uokoe
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mwokoe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aokoe
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waokoe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -okoe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siokoe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeokoa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeokoa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliokoa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliokoa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naokoa
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twaokoa
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| 2nd person
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waokoa
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mwaokoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aokoa
|
waokoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waokoa
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yaokoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laokoa
|
yaokoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaokoa
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vyaokoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaokoa
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zaokoa
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| u(XI)
|
waokoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaokoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
paokoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaokoa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meokoa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaokoa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaokoa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiokoa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipookoa
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| Consecutive
|
kaokoa / positive subject concord + -kaokoa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaokoe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niokoa
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-tuokoa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuokoa
|
-waokoa/-kuokoeni/-waokoeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwokoa
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-waokoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uokoa
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-iokoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liokoa
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-yaokoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiokoa
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-viokoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iokoa
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-ziokoa
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| u(XI)
|
-uokoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuokoa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paokoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muokoa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiokoa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okoa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-okoaye
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-okoao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okoao
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-okoayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-okoalo
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-okoayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-okoacho
|
-okoavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-okoayo
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-okoazo
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| u(XI)
|
-okoao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-okoako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-okoapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-okoamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeokoa
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-ookoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ookoa
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-yookoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lookoa
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-yookoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chookoa
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-vyookoa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yookoa
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-zookoa
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| u(XI)
|
-ookoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kookoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pookoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mookoa
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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
Tanimuca-Retuarã
Noun
okoa
- water
- rain
- oko jayua
- oko ũmakaka
- okoa weꞌrirĩkaika
- okoᵽaka
References
- Sofía Victoria Gaviria T., Luis José Azcárate G., Fonología y lexicología de la lengua tanimuca: semestre de campo (1979)
- Strom, Clay, Strom, Beverly (2019) Diccionario escolar trilingüe: Letuama & tanimuka — español — inglés[1] (overall work in Spanish and English), page 56