wito

Swahili

Etymology

From w- +‎ -ita (“to call”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

wito class XI (no plural)

  1. an infection or contagion
    Synonym: wiche
  2. a calling (vocation)

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.to/

Verb

wito

  1. (transitive) to push
  2. (transitive) to push off

Conjugation

Conjugation of wito
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person towito fowito miwito
2nd person nowito niwito
3rd
person 		masculine owito iwito
yowito (archaic)
feminine mowito
neuter iwito

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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