wiana

See also: wíaną

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvja.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: wia‧na

Noun

wiana n

1. inflection of wiano:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wiana (infinitive kuwiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -wia: to be equal, balance

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wiana
Positive present -nawiana Subjunctive -wiane Negative -wiani Imperative singular wiana
Infinitives
Positive kuwiana Negative kutowiana
Imperatives
Singular wiana Plural wianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwiana Positive past positive subject concord + -liwiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninawiana/nawiana tunawiana 2nd person unawiana mnawiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawiana wanawiana other classes positive subject concord + -nawiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wiani) Singular Plural 1st person siwiani hatuwiani 2nd person huwiani hamuwiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawiani hawawiani other classes negative subject concord + -wiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tawiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wiane) Singular Plural 1st person niwiane tuwiane 2nd person uwiane muwiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awiane wawiane other classes positive subject concord + -wiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awiana) Singular Plural 1st person nawiana twawiana 2nd person wawiana mwawiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awiana wawiana m-mi(III/IV) wawiana yawiana ji-ma(V/VI) lawiana yawiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawiana vyawiana n(IX/X) yawiana zawiana u(XI) wawiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawiana pa(XVI) pawiana mu(XVIII) mwawiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowiana Consecutive kawiana / positive subject concord + -kawiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -wiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wianaye -wianao m-mi(III/IV) -wianao -wianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wianalo -wianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wianacho -wianavyo n(IX/X) -wianayo -wianazo u(XI) -wianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wianako pa(XVI) -wianapo mu(XVIII) -wianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -wiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewiana -owiana m-mi(III/IV) -owiana -yowiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lowiana -yowiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowiana -vyowiana n(IX/X) -yowiana -zowiana u(XI) -owiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowiana pa(XVI) -powiana mu(XVIII) -mowiana
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:
  • uwiano (“equality; ratio”)