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Central Tarahumara
Etymology
From kalí (“house”).
Verb
kaliwa (future kaliima, past participle kalíwami, preterite kaliili)
- (intransitive) have a house
References
- Hilton, K. Simón (1993) Diccionario tarahumara de Samachique, Chihuahua, México (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 101) (in Spanish), special corrected and updated edition, Tucson: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3
- Hilton, K. Simón with Shoemaker, Wes (2016) Diccionario tarahumara actualizado (in Spanish), draft edition, SIL International, page 21
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kaliwa (infinitive kukaliwa)
- Passive form of -kaa: to be sat on
Conjugation
Conjugation of -kaliwa
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Positive present
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-nakaliwa
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Subjunctive
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-kaliwe
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Negative
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-kaliwi
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Imperative singular
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kaliwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukaliwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likaliwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukaliwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakaliwa/nakaliwa
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tunakaliwa
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2nd person
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unakaliwa
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mnakaliwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakaliwa
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wanakaliwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakaliwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaliwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikaliwi
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hatukaliwi
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2nd person
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hukaliwi
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hamkaliwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakaliwi
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hawakaliwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kaliwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takaliwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takaliwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaliwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikaliwe
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tukaliwe
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2nd person
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ukaliwe
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mkaliwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akaliwe
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wakaliwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kaliwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikaliwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekaliwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekaliwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikaliwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikaliwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekaliwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakaliwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakaliwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikaliwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokaliwa
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Consecutive
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kakaliwa / positive subject concord + -kakaliwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakaliwe
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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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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kali(n)wala with elision of the second /l/, from Southern Proto-Philippine *walah. Compare Bikol Central wala, Asi wala, Aklanon waea, Cebuano wala, Butuanon kawa, Surigaonon waya, and Tausug lawa.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kaliwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜏ)
- left (of direction)
- Antonym: kanan
- (politics) left; left-wing
- Synonym: makakaliwa
Noun
kaliwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜏ)
- left (direction)
- Antonym: kanan
- left hand (specifically)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kaliwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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