andamana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-andamana (infinitive kuandamana)

1. Reciprocal form of -andama: to follow each other
2. to go in procession, to demonstrate, to protest

Conjugation

Conjugation of -andamana
Positive present -naandamana Subjunctive -andamane Negative -andamani Imperative singular andamana
Infinitives
Positive kuandamana Negative kutoandamana
Imperatives
Singular andamana Plural andamaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huandamana Positive past positive subject concord + -liandamana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuandamana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naandamana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaandamana/naandamana tunaandamana 2nd person unaandamana mnaandamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaandamana wanaandamana other classes positive subject concord + -naandamana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -andamani) Singular Plural 1st person siandamani hatuandamani 2nd person huandamani hamwandamani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haandamani hawaandamani other classes negative subject concord + -andamani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taandamana Negative future negative subject concord + -taandamana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -andamane) Singular Plural 1st person niandamane tuandamane 2nd person uandamane mwandamane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandamane waandamane other classes positive subject concord + -andamane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siandamane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeandamana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeandamana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliandamana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliandamana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aandamana) Singular Plural 1st person naandamana twaandamana 2nd person waandamana mwaandamana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aandamana waandamana m-mi(III/IV) waandamana yaandamana ji-ma(V/VI) laandamana yaandamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaandamana vyaandamana n(IX/X) yaandamana zaandamana u(XI) waandamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaandamana pa(XVI) paandamana mu(XVIII) mwaandamana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meandamana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaandamana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaandamana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiandamana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoandamana Consecutive kaandamana / positive subject concord + -kaandamana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaandamane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -andamana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -andamanaye -andamanao m-mi(III/IV) -andamanao -andamanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -andamanalo -andamanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -andamanacho -andamanavyo n(IX/X) -andamanayo -andamanazo u(XI) -andamanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -andamanako pa(XVI) -andamanapo mu(XVIII) -andamanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -andamana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeandamana -oandamana m-mi(III/IV) -oandamana -yoandamana ji-ma(V/VI) -loandamana -yoandamana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choandamana -vyoandamana n(IX/X) -yoandamana -zoandamana u(XI) -oandamana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koandamana pa(XVI) -poandamana mu(XVIII) -moandamana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • maandamano (“procession, protest, demonstration”)
  • mwandamanaji (“protestor”)