mw-

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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  • m- (before consonants)
  • mu- (before /u/ and /w/)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

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mw- (plural wa-)

  1. m class(I) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before vowels
    mwizi mwingineanother thief
    mw- + ‎Uislamu (Islam) → ‎Mwislamu (Muslim)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

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mw- (plural mi-)

  1. m class(III) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before vowels
    mwaka mwingineanother year
    mw- + ‎embe (mango) → ‎mwembe (mango tree)
  2. u class(XI) adjective agreement prefix used before vowels
    ulimi mwingineanother tongue

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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

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mw-

  1. you, 2nd person plural subject concord used before vowels
    Antonym: hamw-
  2. verb-initial form of -mw- (her, him; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) object concord used before vowels)
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Etymology 4

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From Proto-Bantu *mʊ́-.

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mw-

  1. therein, mu class(XVIII) subject concord used before vowels
    Antonym: hamw-
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Tooro

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Prefix

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mw-

  1. Form used before a verb beginning with a vowel of mu-
    mw- + ‎oma (to get dry) → ‎mwoma (you all get dry)