Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-afikiana (infinitive kuafikiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -afiki

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -afikiana
Positive present -naafikiana
Subjunctive -afikiane
Negative -afikiani
Imperative singular afikiana
Infinitives
Positive kuafikiana
Negative kutoafikiana
Imperatives
Singular afikiana
Plural afikianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huafikiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -liafikiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuafikiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafikiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaafikiana/naafikiana tunaafikiana
2nd person unaafikiana mnaafikiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaafikiana wanaafikiana
other classes positive subject concord + -naafikiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -afikiani)
Singular Plural
1st person siafikiani hatuafikiani
2nd person huafikiani hamwafikiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haafikiani hawaafikiani
other classes negative subject concord + -afikiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taafikiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -taafikiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afikiane)
Singular Plural
1st person niafikiane tuafikiane
2nd person uafikiane mwafikiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafikiane waafikiane
other classes positive subject concord + -afikiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siafikiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeafikiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeafikiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliafikiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliafikiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafikiana)
Singular Plural
1st person naafikiana twaafikiana
2nd person waafikiana mwaafikiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafikiana waafikiana
m-mi(III/IV) waafikiana yaafikiana
ji-ma(V/VI) laafikiana yaafikiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaafikiana vyaafikiana
n(IX/X) yaafikiana zaafikiana
u(XI) waafikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaafikiana
pa(XVI) paafikiana
mu(XVIII) mwaafikiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meafikiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaafikiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaafikiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiafikiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoafikiana
Consecutive kaafikiana / positive subject concord + -kaafikiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaafikiane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -afikiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -afikianaye -afikianao
m-mi(III/IV) -afikianao -afikianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -afikianalo -afikianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -afikianacho -afikianavyo
n(IX/X) -afikianayo -afikianazo
u(XI) -afikianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -afikianako
pa(XVI) -afikianapo
mu(XVIII) -afikianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -afikiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeafikiana -oafikiana
m-mi(III/IV) -oafikiana -yoafikiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loafikiana -yoafikiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choafikiana -vyoafikiana
n(IX/X) -yoafikiana -zoafikiana
u(XI) -oafikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koafikiana
pa(XVI) -poafikiana
mu(XVIII) -moafikiana
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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