Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic هَاجَرَ (hājara).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-hajiri (infinitive kuhajiri)

  1. to emigrate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hajiri
Positive present -nahajiri
Subjunctive -hajiri
Negative -hajiri
Imperative singular hajiri
Infinitives
Positive kuhajiri
Negative kutohajiri
Imperatives
Singular hajiri
Plural hajirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhajiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihajiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhajiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahajiri/nahajiri tunahajiri
2nd person unahajiri mnahajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahajiri wanahajiri
other classes positive subject concord + -nahajiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sihajiri hatuhajiri
2nd person huhajiri hamhajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahajiri hawahajiri
other classes negative subject concord + -hajiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahajiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahajiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nihajiri tuhajiri
2nd person uhajiri mhajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahajiri wahajiri
other classes positive subject concord + -hajiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihajiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehajiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehajiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihajiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihajiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahajiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nahajiri twahajiri
2nd person wahajiri mwahajiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahajiri wahajiri
m-mi(III/IV) wahajiri yahajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) lahajiri yahajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahajiri vyahajiri
n(IX/X) yahajiri zahajiri
u(XI) wahajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahajiri
pa(XVI) pahajiri
mu(XVIII) mwahajiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehajiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahajiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahajiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihajiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohajiri
Consecutive kahajiri / positive subject concord + -kahajiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahajiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihajiri -tuhajiri
2nd person -kuhajiri -wahajiri/-kuhajirini/-wahajirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhajiri -wahajiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uhajiri -ihajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihajiri -yahajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihajiri -vihajiri
n(IX/X) -ihajiri -zihajiri
u(XI) -uhajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhajiri
pa(XVI) -pahajiri
mu(XVIII) -muhajiri
Reflexive -jihajiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hajiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hajiriye -hajirio
m-mi(III/IV) -hajirio -hajiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hajirilo -hajiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hajiricho -hajirivyo
n(IX/X) -hajiriyo -hajirizo
u(XI) -hajirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hajiriko
pa(XVI) -hajiripo
mu(XVIII) -hajirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hajiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehajiri -ohajiri
m-mi(III/IV) -ohajiri -yohajiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohajiri -yohajiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohajiri -vyohajiri
n(IX/X) -yohajiri -zohajiri
u(XI) -ohajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohajiri
pa(XVI) -pohajiri
mu(XVIII) -mohajiri
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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