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Etymology edit

From -tatama +‎ -isa.

Verb edit

-tatamisa

  1. (transitive) to handle with care
  2. (transitive) to nurse, to care for

Inflection edit

Tone L
Infinitive ukutatamisa
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukutatamisa ukungatatamisi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular tatamisa -tatamise
Plural tatamisani -tatamiseni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyatatamisa, ngitatamisa engitatamisayo, engitatamisa ngitatamisa angitatamisi engingatatamisi ngingatatamisi
2nd singular uyatatamisa, utatamisa otatamisayo, otatamisa utatamisa awutatamisi ongatatamisi ungatatamisi
1st plural siyatatamisa, sitatamisa esitatamisayo, esitatamisa sitatamisa asitatamisi esingatatamisi singatatamisi
2nd plural niyatatamisa, nitatamisa enitatamisayo, enitatamisa nitatamisa anitatamisi eningatatamisi ningatatamisi
Class 1 uyatatamisa, utatamisa otatamisayo, otatamisa etatamisa akatatamisi ongatatamisi engatatamisi
Class 2 bayatatamisa, batatamisa abatatamisayo, abatatamisa betatamisa abatatamisi abangatatamisi bengatatamisi
Class 3 uyatatamisa, utatamisa otatamisayo, otatamisa utatamisa awutatamisi ongatatamisi ungatatamisi
Class 4 iyatatamisa, itatamisa etatamisayo, etatamisa itatamisa ayitatamisi engatatamisi ingatatamisi
Class 5 liyatatamisa, litatamisa elitatamisayo, elitatamisa litatamisa alitatamisi elingatatamisi lingatatamisi
Class 6 ayatatamisa, atatamisa atatamisayo, atatamisa etatamisa awatatamisi angatatamisi engatatamisi
Class 7 siyatatamisa, sitatamisa esitatamisayo, esitatamisa sitatamisa asitatamisi esingatatamisi singatatamisi
Class 8 ziyatatamisa, zitatamisa ezitatamisayo, ezitatamisa zitatamisa azitatamisi ezingatatamisi zingatatamisi
Class 9 iyatatamisa, itatamisa etatamisayo, etatamisa itatamisa ayitatamisi engatatamisi ingatatamisi
Class 10 ziyatatamisa, zitatamisa ezitatamisayo, ezitatamisa zitatamisa azitatamisi ezingatatamisi zingatatamisi
Class 11 luyatatamisa, lutatamisa olutatamisayo, olutatamisa lutatamisa alutatamisi olungatatamisi lungatatamisi
Class 14 buyatatamisa, butatamisa obutatamisayo, obutatamisa butatamisa abutatamisi obungatatamisi bungatatamisi
Class 15 kuyatatamisa, kutatamisa okutatamisayo, okutatamisa kutatamisa akutatamisi okungatatamisi kungatatamisi
Class 17 kuyatatamisa, kutatamisa okutatamisayo, okutatamisa kutatamisa akutatamisi okungatatamisi kungatatamisi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngitatamisile, ngitatamisē engitatamisile, engitatamisē ngitatamisile, ngitatamisē angitatamisanga engingatatamisanga ngingatatamisanga
2nd singular utatamisile, utatamisē otatamisile, otatamisē utatamisile, utatamisē awutatamisanga ongatatamisanga ungatatamisanga
1st plural sitatamisile, sitatamisē esitatamisile, esitatamisē sitatamisile, sitatamisē asitatamisanga esingatatamisanga singatatamisanga
2nd plural nitatamisile, nitatamisē enitatamisile, enitatamisē nitatamisile, nitatamisē anitatamisanga eningatatamisanga ningatatamisanga
Class 1 utatamisile, utatamisē otatamisile, otatamisē etatamisile, etatamisē akatatamisanga ongatatamisanga engatatamisanga
Class 2 batatamisile, batatamisē abatatamisile, abatatamisē betatamisile, betatamisē abatatamisanga abangatatamisanga bengatatamisanga
Class 3 utatamisile, utatamisē otatamisile, otatamisē utatamisile, utatamisē awutatamisanga ongatatamisanga ungatatamisanga
Class 4 itatamisile, itatamisē etatamisile, etatamisē itatamisile, itatamisē ayitatamisanga engatatamisanga ingatatamisanga
Class 5 litatamisile, litatamisē elitatamisile, elitatamisē litatamisile, litatamisē alitatamisanga elingatatamisanga lingatatamisanga
Class 6 atatamisile, atatamisē atatamisile, atatamisē etatamisile, etatamisē awatatamisanga angatatamisanga engatatamisanga
Class 7 sitatamisile, sitatamisē esitatamisile, esitatamisē sitatamisile, sitatamisē asitatamisanga esingatatamisanga singatatamisanga
Class 8 zitatamisile, zitatamisē ezitatamisile, ezitatamisē zitatamisile, zitatamisē azitatamisanga ezingatatamisanga zingatatamisanga
Class 9 itatamisile, itatamisē etatamisile, etatamisē itatamisile, itatamisē ayitatamisanga engatatamisanga ingatatamisanga
Class 10 zitatamisile, zitatamisē ezitatamisile, ezitatamisē zitatamisile, zitatamisē azitatamisanga ezingatatamisanga zingatatamisanga
Class 11 lutatamisile, lutatamisē olutatamisile, olutatamisē lutatamisile, lutatamisē alutatamisanga olungatatamisanga lungatatamisanga
Class 14 butatamisile, butatamisē obutatamisile, obutatamisē butatamisile, butatamisē abutatamisanga obungatatamisanga bungatatamisanga
Class 15 kutatamisile, kutatamisē okutatamisile, okutatamisē kutatamisile, kutatamisē akutatamisanga okungatatamisanga kungatatamisanga
Class 17 kutatamisile, kutatamisē okutatamisile, okutatamisē kutatamisile, kutatamisē akutatamisanga okungatatamisanga kungatatamisanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngātatamisa engātatamisa ngātatamisa angitatamisanga engingatatamisanga ngingatatamisanga
2nd singular wātatamisa owātatamisa wātatamisa awutatamisanga ongatatamisanga ungatatamisanga
1st plural sātatamisa esātatamisa sātatamisa asitatamisanga esingatatamisanga singatatamisanga
2nd plural nātatamisa enātatamisa nātatamisa anitatamisanga eningatatamisanga ningatatamisanga
Class 1 wātatamisa owātatamisa ātatamisa akatatamisanga ongatatamisanga engatatamisanga
Class 2 bātatamisa abātatamisa bātatamisa abatatamisanga abangatatamisanga bengatatamisanga
Class 3 wātatamisa owātatamisa wātatamisa awutatamisanga ongatatamisanga ungatatamisanga
Class 4 yātatamisa eyātatamisa yātatamisa ayitatamisanga engatatamisanga ingatatamisanga
Class 5 lātatamisa elātatamisa lātatamisa alitatamisanga elingatatamisanga lingatatamisanga
Class 6 ātatamisa ātatamisa ātatamisa awatatamisanga angatatamisanga engatatamisanga
Class 7 sātatamisa esātatamisa sātatamisa asitatamisanga esingatatamisanga singatatamisanga
Class 8 zātatamisa ezātatamisa zātatamisa azitatamisanga ezingatatamisanga zingatatamisanga
Class 9 yātatamisa eyātatamisa yātatamisa ayitatamisanga engatatamisanga ingatatamisanga
Class 10 zātatamisa ezātatamisa zātatamisa azitatamisanga ezingatatamisanga zingatatamisanga
Class 11 lwātatamisa olwātatamisa lwātatamisa alutatamisanga olungatatamisanga lungatatamisanga
Class 14 bātatamisa obātatamisa bātatamisa abutatamisanga obungatatamisanga bungatatamisanga
Class 15 kwātatamisa okwātatamisa kwātatamisa akutatamisanga okungatatamisanga kungatatamisanga
Class 17 kwātatamisa okwātatamisa kwātatamisa akutatamisanga okungatatamisanga kungatatamisanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingatatamisa ngingatatamisa ngingetatamise ngingetatamise
2nd singular ungatatamisa ungatatamisa ungetatamise ungetatamise
1st plural singatatamisa singatatamisa singetatamise singetatamise
2nd plural ningatatamisa ningatatamisa ningetatamise ningetatamise
Class 1 angatatamisa engatatamisa angetatamise engetatamise
Class 2 bangatatamisa bengatatamisa bangetatamise bengetatamise
Class 3 ungatatamisa ungatatamisa ungetatamise ungetatamise
Class 4 ingatatamisa ingatatamisa ingetatamise ingetatamise
Class 5 lingatatamisa lingatatamisa lingetatamise lingetatamise
Class 6 angatatamisa engatatamisa angetatamise engetatamise
Class 7 singatatamisa singatatamisa singetatamise singetatamise
Class 8 zingatatamisa zingatatamisa zingetatamise zingetatamise
Class 9 ingatatamisa ingatatamisa ingetatamise ingetatamise
Class 10 zingatatamisa zingatatamisa zingetatamise zingetatamise
Class 11 lungatatamisa lungatatamisa lungetatamise lungetatamise
Class 14 bungatatamisa bungatatamisa bungetatamise bungetatamise
Class 15 kungatatamisa kungatatamisa kungetatamise kungetatamise
Class 17 kungatatamisa kungatatamisa kungetatamise kungetatamise
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizotatamisa engizotatamisa ngizotatamisa angizutatamisa engingezutatamisa ngingezutatamisa
2nd singular uzotatamisa ozotatamisa uzotatamisa awuzutatamisa ongezutatamisa ungezutatamisa
1st plural sizotatamisa esizotatamisa sizotatamisa asizutatamisa esingezutatamisa singezutatamisa
2nd plural nizotatamisa enizotatamisa nizotatamisa anizutatamisa eningezutatamisa ningezutatamisa
Class 1 uzotatamisa ozotatamisa ezotatamisa akazutatamisa ongezutatamisa engezutatamisa
Class 2 bazotatamisa abazotatamisa bezotatamisa abazutatamisa abangezutatamisa bengezutatamisa
Class 3 uzotatamisa ozotatamisa uzotatamisa awuzutatamisa ongezutatamisa ungezutatamisa
Class 4 izotatamisa ezotatamisa izotatamisa ayizutatamisa engezutatamisa ingezutatamisa
Class 5 lizotatamisa elizotatamisa lizotatamisa alizutatamisa elingezutatamisa lingezutatamisa
Class 6 azotatamisa azotatamisa ezotatamisa awazutatamisa angezutatamisa engezutatamisa
Class 7 sizotatamisa esizotatamisa sizotatamisa asizutatamisa esingezutatamisa singezutatamisa
Class 8 zizotatamisa ezizotatamisa zizotatamisa azizutatamisa ezingezutatamisa zingezutatamisa
Class 9 izotatamisa ezotatamisa izotatamisa ayizutatamisa engezutatamisa ingezutatamisa
Class 10 zizotatamisa ezizotatamisa zizotatamisa azizutatamisa ezingezutatamisa zingezutatamisa
Class 11 luzotatamisa oluzotatamisa luzotatamisa aluzutatamisa olungezutatamisa lungezutatamisa
Class 14 buzotatamisa obuzotatamisa buzotatamisa abuzutatamisa obungezutatamisa bungezutatamisa
Class 15 kuzotatamisa okuzotatamisa kuzotatamisa akuzutatamisa okungezutatamisa kungezutatamisa
Class 17 kuzotatamisa okuzotatamisa kuzotatamisa akuzutatamisa okungezutatamisa kungezutatamisa
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyotatamisa engiyotatamisa ngiyotatamisa angiyutatamisa engingeyutatamisa ngingeyutatamisa
2nd singular uyotatamisa oyotatamisa uyotatamisa awuyutatamisa ongeyutatamisa ungeyutatamisa
1st plural siyotatamisa esiyotatamisa siyotatamisa asiyutatamisa esingeyutatamisa singeyutatamisa
2nd plural niyotatamisa eniyotatamisa niyotatamisa aniyutatamisa eningeyutatamisa ningeyutatamisa
Class 1 uyotatamisa oyotatamisa eyotatamisa akayutatamisa ongeyutatamisa engeyutatamisa
Class 2 bayotatamisa abayotatamisa beyotatamisa abayutatamisa abangeyutatamisa bengeyutatamisa
Class 3 uyotatamisa oyotatamisa uyotatamisa awuyutatamisa ongeyutatamisa ungeyutatamisa
Class 4 iyotatamisa eyotatamisa iyotatamisa ayiyutatamisa engeyutatamisa ingeyutatamisa
Class 5 liyotatamisa eliyotatamisa liyotatamisa aliyutatamisa elingeyutatamisa lingeyutatamisa
Class 6 ayotatamisa ayotatamisa eyotatamisa awayutatamisa angeyutatamisa engeyutatamisa
Class 7 siyotatamisa esiyotatamisa siyotatamisa asiyutatamisa esingeyutatamisa singeyutatamisa
Class 8 ziyotatamisa eziyotatamisa ziyotatamisa aziyutatamisa ezingeyutatamisa zingeyutatamisa
Class 9 iyotatamisa eyotatamisa iyotatamisa ayiyutatamisa engeyutatamisa ingeyutatamisa
Class 10 ziyotatamisa eziyotatamisa ziyotatamisa aziyutatamisa ezingeyutatamisa zingeyutatamisa
Class 11 luyotatamisa oluyotatamisa luyotatamisa aluyutatamisa olungeyutatamisa lungeyutatamisa
Class 14 buyotatamisa obuyotatamisa buyotatamisa abuyutatamisa obungeyutatamisa bungeyutatamisa
Class 15 kuyotatamisa okuyotatamisa kuyotatamisa akuyutatamisa okungeyutatamisa kungeyutatamisa
Class 17 kuyotatamisa okuyotatamisa kuyotatamisa akuyutatamisa okungeyutatamisa kungeyutatamisa
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngitatamise ngingatatamisi
2nd singular utatamise ungatatamisi
1st plural sitatamise singatatamisi
2nd plural nitatamise ningatatamisi
Class 1 atatamise angatatamisi
Class 2 batatamise bangatatamisi
Class 3 utatamise ungatatamisi
Class 4 itatamise ingatatamisi
Class 5 litatamise lingatatamisi
Class 6 atatamise angatatamisi
Class 7 sitatamise singatatamisi
Class 8 zitatamise zingatatamisi
Class 9 itatamise ingatatamisi
Class 10 zitatamise zingatatamisi
Class 11 lutatamise lungatatamisi
Class 14 butatamise bungatatamisi
Class 15 kutatamise kungatatamisi
Class 17 kutatamise kungatatamisi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngatatamisa ngangatatamisa, angatatamisa, angangatatamisa
2nd singular watatamisa wangatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa
1st plural satatamisa sangatatamisa, asatatamisa, asangatatamisa
2nd plural natatamisa nangatatamisa, anatatamisa, anangatatamisa
Class 1 watatamisa wangatatamisa, akatatamisa, akangatatamisa
Class 2 batatamisa bangatatamisa, abatatamisa, abangatatamisa
Class 3 watatamisa wangatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa
Class 4 yatatamisa yangatatamisa, ayatatamisa, ayangatatamisa
Class 5 latatamisa langatatamisa, alatatamisa, alangatatamisa
Class 6 atatamisa angatatamisa, awatatamisa, awangatatamisa
Class 7 satatamisa sangatatamisa, asatatamisa, asangatatamisa
Class 8 zatatamisa zangatatamisa, azatatamisa, azangatatamisa
Class 9 yatatamisa yangatatamisa, ayatatamisa, ayangatatamisa
Class 10 zatatamisa zangatatamisa, azatatamisa, azangatatamisa
Class 11 lwatatamisa lwangatatamisa, alwatatamisa, alwangatatamisa
Class 14 batatamisa bangatatamisa, abatatamisa, abangatatamisa
Class 15 kwatatamisa kwangatatamisa, akwatatamisa, akwangatatamisa
Class 17 kwatatamisa kwangatatamisa, akwatatamisa, akwangatatamisa

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