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See also: Wako, wa'kö, wak'ó, and wakˀó

Swahili

Etymology 1

Verb

-wako (infinitive kuwako)

  1. to be (at an indefinite/nonspecific place)
    Eliud yuko Kenya.
    Eliud is in Kenya.
Conjugation
Conjugation of -wako (irregular)
Gnomic -ko (irregular)
Subjunctive -weko
Negative -ko (irregular)
Infinitives
Positive kuwako
Negative kutokuwako
Tensed forms
Habitual huwako/huwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwako/-likuwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwako/-kuwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -ko)
Singular Plural
1st person niko tuko
2nd person uko mko
3rd person m-wa(I/II) yuko wako
other classes positive subject concord + -ko
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ko)
Singular Plural
1st person siko hatuko
2nd person huko hamko
3rd person m-wa hayuko hawako
other classes negative subject concord + -ko
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weko)
Singular Plural
1st person niweko tuweko
2nd person uweko muweko
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweko waweko
other classes positive subject concord + -weko
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siweko
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwako/-ngekuwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwako/-singekuwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwako/-ngalikuwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwako/-singalikuwa
Gnomic see positive present
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwako/-mekuwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwako/-meshakuwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawako/-jawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwako/-kiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwako/-sipokuwa
Consecutive kawako/kawa / positive subject concord + -kawako/-kawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaweko
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -li- + relative marker + -ko)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -liyeko -lioko
m-mi(III/IV) -lioko -liyoko
ji-ma(V/VI) -liloko -liyoko
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lichoko -livyoko
n(IX/X) -liyoko -lizoko
u(XI) -lioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class
General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker + -ko)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -siyeko -sioko
m-mi(III/IV) -sioko -siyoko
ji-ma(V/VI) -siloko -siyoko
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sichoko -sivyoko
n(IX/X) -siyoko -sizoko
u(XI) -sioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker[sw-conj 1] + relative marker + -kuwako/-kuwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuwako/-yekuwa -okuwako/-okuwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okuwako/-okuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwako/-lokuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwako/-chokuwa -vyokuwako/-vyokuwa
n(IX/X) -yokuwako/-yokuwa -zokuwako/-zokuwa
u(XI) -okuwako/-okuwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
  1. ^ Only past tense -li- or future tense -taka-. For the present, use general positive.
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
See also
  • -wamo (“to be inside (of a definite place)”)
  • -wapo (“to be (at a definite place)”)

Verb

wako

  1. third-person plural of -wako (“they are (around there)”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

wako

  1. M class inflected form of -ako.
  2. U class inflected form of -ako.
  3. Wa class inflected form of -ako.

Verb

wako

  1. third-person plural (wa class(II)) positive degree present of -wako (“they are (around there)”)

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

wako

  1. (transitive) to turn, rotate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wako
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st towako fowako miwako
2nd nowako niwako
3rd Masculine owako iwako, yowako†
Feminine mowako
Neuter iwako
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

wako

  1. (transitive) to throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of wako (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tawako mawako awako
2nd person nawako fawako
3rd person inanimate iwako dawako
animate
imperative nawako, wako fawako, wako

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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