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Swahili
Etymology
From -lala (“to sleep”) + -ama. The semantic shift seems to be “to be prostrate” → “to beg for mercy” → “to complain”.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-lalama (infinitive kulalama)
- to complain
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lalama
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| Positive present
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-nalalama
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| Subjunctive
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-lalame
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| Negative
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-lalami
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| Imperative singular
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lalama
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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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hulalama
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilalama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulalama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalalama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalalama/nalalama
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tunalalama
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| 2nd person
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unalalama
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mnalalama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analalama
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wanalalama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalalama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lalami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silalami
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hatulalami
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| 2nd person
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hulalami
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hamlalami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halalami
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hawalalami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lalami
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talalama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talalama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lalame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilalame
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tulalame
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| 2nd person
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ulalame
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mlalame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alalame
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walalame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lalame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silalame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelalama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelalama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilalama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilalama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melalama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalalama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalalama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilalama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolalama
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| Consecutive
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kalalama / positive subject concord + -kalalama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalalame
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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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Derived terms
References
- ^ Ashton, E. O. (1944) Swahili Grammar (including Intonation), London: Longmans, Green & Co, page 236.