Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onyana (infinitive kuonyana)
- Reciprocal form of -onya
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onyana
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| Positive present
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-naonyana
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| Subjunctive
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-onyane
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| Negative
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-onyani
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| Imperative singular
|
onyana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onyana
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| Plural
|
onyaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonyana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionyana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonyana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonyana/naonyana
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tunaonyana
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| 2nd person
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unaonyana
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mnaonyana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonyana
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wanaonyana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonyana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionyani
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hatuonyani
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| 2nd person
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huonyani
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hamwonyani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonyani
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hawaonyani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onyani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonyana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonyana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionyane
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tuonyane
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| 2nd person
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uonyane
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mwonyane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonyane
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waonyane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onyane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionyane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonyana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonyana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionyana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionyana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonyana
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twaonyana
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| 2nd person
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waonyana
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mwaonyana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonyana
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waonyana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonyana
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yaonyana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonyana
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yaonyana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonyana
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vyaonyana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonyana
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zaonyana
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| u(XI)
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waonyana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonyana
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| pa(XVI)
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paonyana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonyana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonyana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonyana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonyana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionyana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonyana
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| Consecutive
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kaonyana / positive subject concord + -kaonyana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonyane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -onyana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onyanaye
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-onyanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyanao
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-onyanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onyanalo
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-onyanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onyanacho
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-onyanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onyanayo
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-onyanazo
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| u(XI)
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-onyanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onyanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onyanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onyanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonyana
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-oonyana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonyana
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-yoonyana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonyana
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-yoonyana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonyana
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-vyoonyana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonyana
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-zoonyana
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| u(XI)
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-oonyana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonyana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonyana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonyana
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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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