huia

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See also: huía and -huia

English

An illustration of a pair of huia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori huia.

Pronunciation

Noun

huia (plural huias or huia)

  1. A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English huia, from Maori huia.

Noun

huia m (plural huia's)

  1. the huia, †Heteralocha acutirostris

Further reading

Maori

Pronunciation

Noun

huia

  1. huia

Swahili

Verb

-huia (infinitive kuhuia)

  1. Applicative form of -hui

Conjugation

Conjugation of -huia
Positive present -nahuia
Subjunctive -huie
Negative -huii
Imperative singular huia
Infinitives
Positive kuhuia
Negative kutohuia
Imperatives
Singular huia
Plural huieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhuia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihuia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhuia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahuia/nahuia tunahuia
2nd person unahuia mnahuia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahuia wanahuia
other classes positive subject concord + -nahuia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -huii)
Singular Plural
1st person sihuii hatuhuii
2nd person huhuii hamhuii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahuii hawahuii
other classes negative subject concord + -huii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahuia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahuia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huie)
Singular Plural
1st person nihuie tuhuie
2nd person uhuie mhuie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuie wahuie
other classes positive subject concord + -huie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihuie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehuia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehuia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihuia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihuia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuia)
Singular Plural
1st person nahuia twahuia
2nd person wahuia mwahuia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuia wahuia
m-mi(III/IV) wahuia yahuia
ji-ma(V/VI) lahuia yahuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahuia vyahuia
n(IX/X) yahuia zahuia
u(XI) wahuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahuia
pa(XVI) pahuia
mu(XVIII) mwahuia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehuia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahuia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahuia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihuia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohuia
Consecutive kahuia / positive subject concord + -kahuia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahuie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihuia -tuhuia
2nd person -kuhuia -wahuia/-kuhuieni/-wahuieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhuia -wahuia
m-mi(III/IV) -uhuia -ihuia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihuia -yahuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihuia -vihuia
n(IX/X) -ihuia -zihuia
u(XI) -uhuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhuia
pa(XVI) -pahuia
mu(XVIII) -muhuia
Reflexive -jihuia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -huiaye -huiao
m-mi(III/IV) -huiao -huiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -huialo -huiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -huiacho -huiavyo
n(IX/X) -huiayo -huiazo
u(XI) -huiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -huiako
pa(XVI) -huiapo
mu(XVIII) -huiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehuia -ohuia
m-mi(III/IV) -ohuia -yohuia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohuia -yohuia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohuia -vyohuia
n(IX/X) -yohuia -zohuia
u(XI) -ohuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohuia
pa(XVI) -pohuia
mu(XVIII) -mohuia
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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