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Swahili
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English miss, in combination with -na- (“present tense marker”) + -ku- (“you”).
Phrase
nakumiss
- I miss you
2022 June 18, Samuel Maina, “"Nakumiss!" Kajala ashindwa kuvumilia upweke nyumbani baada ya Harmonize kusafiri”, in Radio Jambo:"Nakumiss!" Kajala ashindwa kuvumilia upweke nyumbani baada ya Harmonize kusafiri- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2018 November 19, “Diddy asema haya siku tatu baada ya kifo cha Kim”, in Muungwana:Diddy aliendelea kwa kuandika, "Tulikuwa ni zaidi ya marafiki wa karibu, zaidi ya soul mate, tulikuwa zaidi ya ujinga mwengine, na nakumiss sana."- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
The unadapted borrowing from English does not conform to the way words are normally adapted in Swahili. While the phrase nakumiss is used, the verb miss is not used in a more general sense.