English
Pronunciation
Interjection
onya
- (Australia, slang) good on you
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
From -ona (“to see”) + -ya (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-onya (infinitive kuonya)
- to warn, admonish
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onya
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| Positive present
|
-naonya
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| Subjunctive
|
-onye
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| Negative
|
-onyi
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| Imperative singular
|
onya
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuonya
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| Negative
|
kutoonya
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
onya
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| Plural
|
onyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huonya
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lionya
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuonya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaonya/naonya
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tunaonya
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| 2nd person
|
unaonya
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mnaonya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anaonya
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wanaonya
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naonya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sionyi
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hatuonyi
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| 2nd person
|
huonyi
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hamwonyi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haonyi
|
hawaonyi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -onyi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taonya
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taonya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nionye
|
tuonye
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| 2nd person
|
uonye
|
mwonye
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aonye
|
waonye
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -onye
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sionye
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeonya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonya
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalionya
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalionya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naonya
|
twaonya
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| 2nd person
|
waonya
|
mwaonya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aonya
|
waonya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waonya
|
yaonya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laonya
|
yaonya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaonya
|
vyaonya
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaonya
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zaonya
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| u(XI)
|
waonya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaonya
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| pa(XVI)
|
paonya
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaonya
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meonya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonya
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| Consecutive
|
kaonya / positive subject concord + -kaonya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaonye
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nionya
|
-tuonya
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| 2nd person
|
-kuonya
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-waonya/-kuonyeni/-waonyeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwonya
|
-waonya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uonya
|
-ionya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lionya
|
-yaonya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kionya
|
-vionya
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ionya
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-zionya
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| u(XI)
|
-uonya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuonya
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paonya
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muonya
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| Reflexive
|
-jionya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-onyaye
|
-onyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-onyao
|
-onyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-onyalo
|
-onyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-onyacho
|
-onyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-onyayo
|
-onyazo
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| u(XI)
|
-onyao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-onyako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-onyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-onyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeonya
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-oonya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oonya
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-yoonya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loonya
|
-yoonya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choonya
|
-vyoonya
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yoonya
|
-zoonya
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| u(XI)
|
-oonya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koonya
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poonya
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moonya
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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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