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amwa
- to suck, to suckle
-amwa (infinitive kuamwa)
- to suck
Conjugation of -amwa
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Positive present
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-naamwa
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Subjunctive
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-amwe
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Negative
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-amwi
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Imperative singular
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amwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huamwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liamwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuamwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaamwa/naamwa
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tunaamwa
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2nd person
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unaamwa
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mnaamwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaamwa
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wanaamwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naamwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -amwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siamwi
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hatuamwi
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2nd person
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huamwi
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hamwamwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haamwi
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hawaamwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -amwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taamwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taamwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niamwe
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tuamwe
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2nd person
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uamwe
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mwamwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aamwe
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waamwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -amwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siamwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeamwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeamwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliamwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliamwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meamwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaamwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaamwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiamwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoamwa
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Consecutive
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kaamwa / positive subject concord + -kaamwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaamwe
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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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