See also: kw, KW, kW, and .kw

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-.

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kw-

  1. ku class(XV) noun prefix; used before verb stem of -anza, -enda, -isha
    kwendato go
  2. ku class(XV)/ku class(XVII) adjective agreement prefix before vowels
    mchana kweupein broad daylight
    nyumbani kwanguat my home
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Swahili TAM markers
Initial
Positive infinitive ku-/kw-1
Negative infinitive kuto-
Habitual hu-1
Telegrammic ka-1
Final
General (positive indicative) -a
Positive subjunctive -e
Negative present -i
Second person plural -ni
Infix position
positive subject concord
Positive past -li-
Positive present -na-
Positive future -ta-
Negative subjunctive -si-1
Positive present conditional -nge-
Negative present conditional -singe-
Positive past conditional -ngali-
Negative past conditional -singali-
Gnomic -a-1
Perfect -me-
"Already" past -lisha-
"Already" present -mesha-/-sha-
"If/When" -ki-1
"If not" -sipo-
Consecutive -ka-1
Infix position
negative subject concord
Negative past -ku-1
Negative future -ta-
"Not yet" -ja-1
Negative present conditional -nge-
Negative past conditional -ngali-
Relative
Past -li-
Present -na-
Future -taka-
Negative -si-
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-.

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kw-

  1. it, there; ku class(XV)/ku class(XVII) subject concord used before gnomic marker (-a-); Only used in kwa-
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