fyonza

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *piont-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fyonza (infinitive kufyonza)

  1. to suck (instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fyonza
Positive present -nafyonza
Subjunctive -fyonze
Negative -fyonzi
Imperative singular fyonza
Infinitives
Positive kufyonza
Negative kutofyonza
Imperatives
Singular fyonza
Plural fyonzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufyonza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifyonza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufyonza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafyonza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafyonza/nafyonza tunafyonza
2nd person unafyonza mnafyonza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafyonza wanafyonza
other classes positive subject concord + -nafyonza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fyonzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifyonzi hatufyonzi
2nd person hufyonzi hamfyonzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafyonzi hawafyonzi
other classes negative subject concord + -fyonzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafyonza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafyonza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fyonze)
Singular Plural
1st person nifyonze tufyonze
2nd person ufyonze mfyonze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyonze wafyonze
other classes positive subject concord + -fyonze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifyonze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefyonza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefyonza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifyonza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifyonza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afyonza)
Singular Plural
1st person nafyonza twafyonza
2nd person wafyonza mwafyonza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyonza wafyonza
m-mi(III/IV) wafyonza yafyonza
ji-ma(V/VI) lafyonza yafyonza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafyonza vyafyonza
n(IX/X) yafyonza zafyonza
u(XI) wafyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafyonza
pa(XVI) pafyonza
mu(XVIII) mwafyonza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefyonza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafyonza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafyonza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifyonza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofyonza
Consecutive kafyonza / positive subject concord + -kafyonza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafyonze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifyonza -tufyonza
2nd person -kufyonza -wafyonza/-kufyonzeni/-wafyonzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfyonza -wafyonza
m-mi(III/IV) -ufyonza -ifyonza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifyonza -yafyonza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifyonza -vifyonza
n(IX/X) -ifyonza -zifyonza
u(XI) -ufyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufyonza
pa(XVI) -pafyonza
mu(XVIII) -mufyonza
Reflexive -jifyonza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fyonza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fyonzaye -fyonzao
m-mi(III/IV) -fyonzao -fyonzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fyonzalo -fyonzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fyonzacho -fyonzavyo
n(IX/X) -fyonzayo -fyonzazo
u(XI) -fyonzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fyonzako
pa(XVI) -fyonzapo
mu(XVIII) -fyonzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fyonza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefyonza -ofyonza
m-mi(III/IV) -ofyonza -yofyonza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofyonza -yofyonza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofyonza -vyofyonza
n(IX/X) -yofyonza -zofyonza
u(XI) -ofyonza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofyonza
pa(XVI) -pofyonza
mu(XVIII) -mofyonza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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