Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-ungua (infinitive kuungua)
- to burn, to be on fire
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ungua
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| Positive present
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-naungua
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| Subjunctive
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-ungue
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| Negative
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-ungui
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| Imperative singular
|
ungua
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuungua
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| Negative
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kutoungua
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ungua
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| Plural
|
ungueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huungua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liungua
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuungua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaungua/naungua
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tunaungua
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| 2nd person
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unaungua
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mnaungua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaungua
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wanaungua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naungua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ungui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siungui
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hatuungui
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| 2nd person
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huungui
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hamuungui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haungui
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hawaungui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ungui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taungua
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taungua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ungue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niungue
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tuungue
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| 2nd person
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uungue
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muungue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aungue
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waungue
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -ungue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siungue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeungua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeungua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliungua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliungua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naungua
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twaungua
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| 2nd person
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waungua
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mwaungua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aungua
|
waungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waungua
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yaungua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laungua
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yaungua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaungua
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vyaungua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaungua
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zaungua
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| u(XI)
|
waungua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaungua
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| pa(XVI)
|
paungua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaungua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meungua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaungua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaungua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiungua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoungua
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| Consecutive
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kaungua / positive subject concord + -kaungua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaungue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niungua
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-tuungua
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| 2nd person
|
-kuungua
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-waungua/-kuungueni/-waungueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muungua
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-waungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uungua
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-iungua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liungua
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-yaungua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiungua
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-viungua
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iungua
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-ziungua
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| u(XI)
|
-uungua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuungua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paungua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muungua
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| Reflexive
|
-jiungua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ungua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-unguaye
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-unguao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unguao
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-unguayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ungualo
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-unguayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-unguacho
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-unguavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-unguayo
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-unguazo
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| u(XI)
|
-unguao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-unguako
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| pa(XVI)
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-unguapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-unguamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeungua
|
-oungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oungua
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-youngua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loungua
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-youngua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choungua
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-vyoungua
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| n(IX/X)
|
-youngua
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-zoungua
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| u(XI)
|
-oungua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koungua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poungua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moungua
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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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