onyana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onyana (infinitive kuonyana)

1. Reciprocal form of -onya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onyana
Positive present -naonyana Subjunctive -onyane Negative -onyani Imperative singular onyana
Infinitives
Positive kuonyana Negative kutoonyana
Imperatives
Singular onyana Plural onyaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonyana Positive past positive subject concord + -lionyana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonyana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonyana/naonyana tunaonyana 2nd person unaonyana mnaonyana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonyana wanaonyana other classes positive subject concord + -naonyana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyani) Singular Plural 1st person sionyani hatuonyani 2nd person huonyani hamwonyani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonyani hawaonyani other classes negative subject concord + -onyani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonyana Negative future negative subject concord + -taonyana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyane) Singular Plural 1st person nionyane tuonyane 2nd person uonyane mwonyane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyane waonyane other classes positive subject concord + -onyane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionyane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonyana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonyana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionyana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionyana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyana) Singular Plural 1st person naonyana twaonyana 2nd person waonyana mwaonyana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyana waonyana m-mi(III/IV) waonyana yaonyana ji-ma(V/VI) laonyana yaonyana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonyana vyaonyana n(IX/X) yaonyana zaonyana u(XI) waonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonyana pa(XVI) paonyana mu(XVIII) mwaonyana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonyana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonyana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonyana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionyana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonyana Consecutive kaonyana / positive subject concord + -kaonyana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonyane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -onyana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onyanaye -onyanao m-mi(III/IV) -onyanao -onyanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onyanalo -onyanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onyanacho -onyanavyo n(IX/X) -onyanayo -onyanazo u(XI) -onyanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onyanako pa(XVI) -onyanapo mu(XVIII) -onyanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onyana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonyana -oonyana m-mi(III/IV) -oonyana -yoonyana ji-ma(V/VI) -loonyana -yoonyana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonyana -vyoonyana n(IX/X) -yoonyana -zoonyana u(XI) -oonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonyana pa(XVI) -poonyana mu(XVIII) -moonyana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.