Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tamka (infinitive kutamka)
- to pronounce (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate)
- to announce, to state
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamka
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| Positive present
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-natamka
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| Subjunctive
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-tamke
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| Negative
|
-tamki
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| Imperative singular
|
tamka
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutamka
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| Negative
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kutotamka
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tamka
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| Plural
|
tamkeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutamka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litamka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutamka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatamka/natamka
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tunatamka
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| 2nd person
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unatamka
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mnatamka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatamka
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wanatamka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natamka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitamki
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hatutamki
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| 2nd person
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hutamki
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hamtamki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatamki
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hawatamki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tamki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatamka
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatamka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitamke
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tutamke
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| 2nd person
|
utamke
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mtamke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamke
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watamke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tamke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitamke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetamka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetamka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitamka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitamka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natamka
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twatamka
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| 2nd person
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watamka
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mwatamka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atamka
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watamka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watamka
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yatamka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latamka
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yatamka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatamka
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vyatamka
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatamka
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zatamka
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| u(XI)
|
watamka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatamka
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| pa(XVI)
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patamka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatamka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metamka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatamka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatamka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitamka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotamka
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| Consecutive
|
katamka / positive subject concord + -katamka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katamke
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nitamka
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-tutamka
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| 2nd person
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-kutamka
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-watamka/-kutamkeni/-watamkeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtamka
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-watamka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utamka
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-itamka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litamka
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-yatamka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitamka
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-vitamka
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| n(IX/X)
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-itamka
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-zitamka
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| u(XI)
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-utamka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutamka
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| pa(XVI)
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-patamka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutamka
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| Reflexive
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-jitamka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tamkaye
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-tamkao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tamkao
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-tamkayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tamkalo
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-tamkayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tamkacho
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-tamkavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tamkayo
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-tamkazo
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| u(XI)
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-tamkao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tamkako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tamkapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tamkamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetamka
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-otamka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otamka
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-yotamka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotamka
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-yotamka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotamka
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-vyotamka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotamka
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-zotamka
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| u(XI)
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-otamka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotamka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potamka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motamka
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- matamshi (“pronunciation”)
- tamko (“statement, proclamation”)
- utamkaji