yua

Swahili

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́bà.

Noun

yua (n class, plural yua) or yua (ma class, plural mayua)

1. Alternative form of jua

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́jiba.

Verb

-yua (infinitive kuyua)

1. Alternative form of -jua
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], stanza 12:

     هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،

     Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?

     Do you not know this world is deceitful? why follow its tangled ways?

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yua
Positive present -nayua Subjunctive -yue Negative -yui Imperative singular yua
Infinitives
Positive kuyua Negative kutoyua
Imperatives
Singular yua Plural yueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huyua Positive past positive subject concord + -liyua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayua) Singular Plural 1st person ninayua/nayua tunayua 2nd person unayua mnayua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayua wanayua other classes positive subject concord + -nayua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yui) Singular Plural 1st person siyui hatuyui 2nd person huyui hamyui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayui hawayui other classes negative subject concord + -yui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayua Negative future negative subject concord + -tayua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yue) Singular Plural 1st person niyue tuyue 2nd person uyue myue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayue wayue other classes positive subject concord + -yue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayua) Singular Plural 1st person nayua twayua 2nd person wayua mwayua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayua wayua m-mi(III/IV) wayua yayua ji-ma(V/VI) layua yayua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayua vyayua n(IX/X) yayua zayua u(XI) wayua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwayua pa(XVI) payua mu(XVIII) mwayua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshayua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyua Consecutive kayua / positive subject concord + -kayua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niyua -tuyua 2nd person -kuyua -wayua/-kuyueni/-wayueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myua -wayua m-mi(III/IV) -uyua -iyua ji-ma(V/VI) -liyua -yayua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyua -viyua n(IX/X) -iyua -ziyua u(XI) -uyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuyua pa(XVI) -payua mu(XVIII) -muyua Reflexive -jiyua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yuaye -yuao m-mi(III/IV) -yuao -yuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -yualo -yuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yuacho -yuavyo n(IX/X) -yuayo -yuazo u(XI) -yuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -yuako pa(XVI) -yuapo mu(XVIII) -yuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyua -oyua m-mi(III/IV) -oyua -yoyua ji-ma(V/VI) -loyua -yoyua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyua -vyoyua n(IX/X) -yoyua -zoyua u(XI) -oyua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koyua pa(XVI) -poyua mu(XVIII) -moyua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.