onyana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onyana (infinitive kuonyana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -onya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onyana
Positive present -naonyana
Subjunctive -onyane
Negative -onyani
Imperative singular onyana
Infinitives
Positive kuonyana
Negative kutoonyana
Imperatives
Singular onyana
Plural onyaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonyana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lionyana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonyana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaonyana/naonyana tunaonyana
2nd person unaonyana mnaonyana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonyana wanaonyana
other classes positive subject concord + -naonyana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyani)
Singular Plural
1st person sionyani hatuonyani
2nd person huonyani hamwonyani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonyani hawaonyani
other classes negative subject concord + -onyani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonyana
Negative future negative subject concord + -taonyana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyane)
Singular Plural
1st person nionyane tuonyane
2nd person uonyane mwonyane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyane waonyane
other classes positive subject concord + -onyane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionyane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonyana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonyana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionyana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionyana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyana)
Singular Plural
1st person naonyana twaonyana
2nd person waonyana mwaonyana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonyana waonyana
m-mi(III/IV) waonyana yaonyana
ji-ma(V/VI) laonyana yaonyana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonyana vyaonyana
n(IX/X) yaonyana zaonyana
u(XI) waonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaonyana
pa(XVI) paonyana
mu(XVIII) mwaonyana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonyana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonyana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonyana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kionyana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonyana
Consecutive kaonyana / positive subject concord + -kaonyana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonyane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -onyana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -onyanaye -onyanao
m-mi(III/IV) -onyanao -onyanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -onyanalo -onyanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onyanacho -onyanavyo
n(IX/X) -onyanayo -onyanazo
u(XI) -onyanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -onyanako
pa(XVI) -onyanapo
mu(XVIII) -onyanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -onyana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeonyana -oonyana
m-mi(III/IV) -oonyana -yoonyana
ji-ma(V/VI) -loonyana -yoonyana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonyana -vyoonyana
n(IX/X) -yoonyana -zoonyana
u(XI) -oonyana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koonyana
pa(XVI) -poonyana
mu(XVIII) -moonyana
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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