rukia

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Etymology

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Noun

rukia (plural rukias)

  1. Any bird of the genus Rukia, native to Micronesia.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-rukia (infinitive kurukia)

  1. Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rukia
Positive present -narukia
Subjunctive -rukie
Negative -rukii
Imperative singular rukia
Infinitives
Positive kurukia
Negative kutorukia
Imperatives
Singular rukia
Plural rukieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurukia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirukia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurukia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narukia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarukia/narukia tunarukia
2nd person unarukia mnarukia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarukia wanarukia
other classes positive subject concord + -narukia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rukii)
Singular Plural
1st person sirukii haturukii
2nd person hurukii hamrukii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harukii hawarukii
other classes negative subject concord + -rukii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarukia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarukia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rukie)
Singular Plural
1st person nirukie turukie
2nd person urukie mrukie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arukie warukie
other classes positive subject concord + -rukie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirukie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerukia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerukia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirukia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirukia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arukia)
Singular Plural
1st person narukia twarukia
2nd person warukia mwarukia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arukia warukia
m-mi(III/IV) warukia yarukia
ji-ma(V/VI) larukia yarukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charukia vyarukia
n(IX/X) yarukia zarukia
u(XI) warukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarukia
pa(XVI) parukia
mu(XVIII) mwarukia
Perfect positive subject concord + -merukia
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharukia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarukia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirukia
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporukia
Consecutive karukia / positive subject concord + -karukia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karukie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirukia -turukia
2nd person -kurukia -warukia/-kurukieni/-warukieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrukia -warukia
m-mi(III/IV) -urukia -irukia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirukia -yarukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirukia -virukia
n(IX/X) -irukia -zirukia
u(XI) -urukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurukia
pa(XVI) -parukia
mu(XVIII) -murukia
Reflexive -jirukia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rukia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rukiaye -rukiao
m-mi(III/IV) -rukiao -rukiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rukialo -rukiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rukiacho -rukiavyo
n(IX/X) -rukiayo -rukiazo
u(XI) -rukiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rukiako
pa(XVI) -rukiapo
mu(XVIII) -rukiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rukia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerukia -orukia
m-mi(III/IV) -orukia -yorukia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorukia -yorukia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorukia -vyorukia
n(IX/X) -yorukia -zorukia
u(XI) -orukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korukia
pa(XVI) -porukia
mu(XVIII) -morukia
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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