Canela
Etymology
From wa 'its tooth' (third person of xwa 'tooth' < Proto-Northern Jê *ĵwa (“tooth”) < Proto-Cerrado *jwa (“tooth”) < Proto-Jê *jô (“tooth”)) + po 'wide' (< Proto-Northern Jê *po (“flat”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
wapo
- knife, machete
Cute wapo caxàr.- He draw his knife.
Ite wapo to icator cakrô nee me hũkàr nare.- Although I brought machetes, they didn’t buy any.
Jũm jõ wapo mã?- Whose knife is it?
Spanish
Adjective
wapo (feminine wapa, masculine plural wapos, feminine plural wapas)
- eye dialect spelling of guapo
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
-wapo (infinitive kuwapo)
- to be (at a definite/specific place)
Tupo shuleni.- We are at the school.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wapo (irregular)
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| Gnomic
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-po (irregular)
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| Subjunctive
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-wepo
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| Negative
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-po (irregular)
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuwapo
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| Negative
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kutokuwapo
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwapo/huwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likuwapo/-likuwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwapo/-kuwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -po)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipo
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tupo
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| 2nd person
|
upo
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mpo
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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yupo
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wapo
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -po
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -po)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipo
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hatupo
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| 2nd person
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hupo
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hampo
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| 3rd person
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m-wa
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hayupo
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hawapo
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -po
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takuwapo/-takuwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takuwapo/-takuwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wepo)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwepo
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tuwepo
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| 2nd person
|
uwepo
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muwepo
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
awepo
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wawepo
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wepo
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwepo
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuwapo/-ngekuwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuwapo/-singekuwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuwapo/-ngalikuwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuwapo/-singalikuwa
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| Gnomic
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see positive present
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekuwapo/-mekuwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuwapo/-meshakuwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawapo/-jawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwapo/-kiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuwapo/-sipokuwa
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| Consecutive
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kawapo/kawa / positive subject concord + -kawapo/-kawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawepo
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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 + -li- + relative marker + -po)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-liyepo
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-liopo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-liopo
|
-liyopo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lilopo
|
-liyopo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-lichopo
|
-livyopo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-liyopo
|
-lizopo
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| u(XI)
|
-liopo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker + -po)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-siyepo
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-siopo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-siopo
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-siyopo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-silopo
|
-siyopo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sichopo
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-sivyopo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-siyopo
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-sizopo
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| u(XI)
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-siopo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker[sw-conj 1] + relative marker + -kuwapo/-kuwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekuwapo/-yekuwa
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-okuwapo/-okuwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-okuwapo/-okuwa
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-yokuwapo/-yokuwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokuwapo/-lokuwa
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-yokuwapo/-yokuwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokuwapo/-chokuwa
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-vyokuwapo/-vyokuwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokuwapo/-yokuwa
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-zokuwapo/-zokuwa
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| u(XI)
|
-okuwapo/-okuwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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- ^ Only past tense -li- or future tense -taka-. For the present, use general positive.
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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
See also
- -wamo (“to be inside (of a definite place)”)
- -wako (“to be (at an indefinite place)”)
Etymology 2
wa- + a stem of -wapo
Verb
wapo
- third-person plural (wa class(II)) positive degree present of -wapo (“they are (specifically there)”)