akisi

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Alternative forms

Noun

akisi (dual akisik, plural akisit)

  1. pillow
    Akisi niaqum tunŋavigigaa siñiktuni.
    A pillow is to lay your head on when sleeping.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَكَسَ (ʕakasa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-akisi (infinitive kuakisi)

  1. to reflect
  2. to signal, indicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -akisi
Positive present -naakisi
Subjunctive -akisi
Negative -akisi
Imperative singular akisi
Infinitives
Positive kuakisi
Negative kutoakisi
Imperatives
Singular akisi
Plural akisini
Tensed forms
Habitual huakisi
Positive past positive subject concord + -liakisi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuakisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naakisi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaakisi/naakisi tunaakisi
2nd person unaakisi mnaakisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaakisi wanaakisi
other classes positive subject concord + -naakisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -akisi)
Singular Plural
1st person siakisi hatuakisi
2nd person huakisi hamwakisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haakisi hawaakisi
other classes negative subject concord + -akisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taakisi
Negative future negative subject concord + -taakisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -akisi)
Singular Plural
1st person niakisi tuakisi
2nd person uakisi mwakisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aakisi waakisi
other classes positive subject concord + -akisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siakisi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeakisi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeakisi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliakisi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliakisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aakisi)
Singular Plural
1st person naakisi twaakisi
2nd person waakisi mwaakisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aakisi waakisi
m-mi(III/IV) waakisi yaakisi
ji-ma(V/VI) laakisi yaakisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaakisi vyaakisi
n(IX/X) yaakisi zaakisi
u(XI) waakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaakisi
pa(XVI) paakisi
mu(XVIII) mwaakisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meakisi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaakisi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaakisi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiakisi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoakisi
Consecutive kaakisi / positive subject concord + -kaakisi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaakisi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niakisi -tuakisi
2nd person -kuakisi -waakisi/-kuakisini/-waakisini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwakisi -waakisi
m-mi(III/IV) -uakisi -iakisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -liakisi -yaakisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiakisi -viakisi
n(IX/X) -iakisi -ziakisi
u(XI) -uakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuakisi
pa(XVI) -paakisi
mu(XVIII) -muakisi
Reflexive -jiakisi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -akisi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -akisiye -akisio
m-mi(III/IV) -akisio -akisiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -akisilo -akisiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -akisicho -akisivyo
n(IX/X) -akisiyo -akisizo
u(XI) -akisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -akisiko
pa(XVI) -akisipo
mu(XVIII) -akisimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -akisi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeakisi -oakisi
m-mi(III/IV) -oakisi -yoakisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -loakisi -yoakisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choakisi -vyoakisi
n(IX/X) -yoakisi -zoakisi
u(XI) -oakisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koakisi
pa(XVI) -poakisi
mu(XVIII) -moakisi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.