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Swahili
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ninyi
- you (second-person plural pronoun)
See also
Number
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Person
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Independent
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Subject concord
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Object concord
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Combined forms
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Possessive
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affirmative
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negative
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na
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ndi-
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si-
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Singular |
First
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mimi
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ni-
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si-
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-ni-
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nami, na mimi
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ndimi, ndiye
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simi, siye
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-angu
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Second
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wewe
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u-
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hu-
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-ku-
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nawe, na wewe
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ndiwe, ndiye
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siwe, siye
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-ako
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Third
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yeye
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a-, yu-
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ha-, hayu-
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-m-, -mw-, -mu-
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naye, na yeye
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ndiye
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siye
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-ake
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Plural |
First
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sisi
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tu-
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hatu-
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-tu-
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nasi, na sisi
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ndisi, ndio
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sio
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-etu
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Second
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ninyi
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m-, mw-, mu-
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ham-, hamw-, hamu-
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-wa-
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nanyi, na ninyi
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ndinyi, ndio
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sinyi, sio
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-enu
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Third
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wao
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wa-
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hawa-
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-wa-
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nao
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ndio
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sio
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-ao
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Reflexive
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—
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—
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-ji-
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—
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—
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For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.
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