nywa

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Rwanda-Rundi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

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-nywá (infinitive kunywá, perfective -nyôye)

  1. to drink
  2. to smoke

Derived terms

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲwɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-nywa (infinitive kunywa)

  1. to drink

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nywa
Positive present -nakunywa
Subjunctive -nywe
Negative -nywi
Imperative singular kunywa
Infinitives
Positive kunywa
Negative kutokunywa
Imperatives
Singular kunywa
Plural kunyweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likunywa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunywa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakunywa/nakunywa tunakunywa
2nd person unakunywa mnakunywa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunywa wanakunywa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakunywa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinywi hatunywi
2nd person hunywi hamnywi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanywi hawanywi
other classes negative subject concord + -nywi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunywa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takunywa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywe)
Singular Plural
1st person ninywe tunywe
2nd person unywe mnywe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywe wanywe
other classes positive subject concord + -nywe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinywe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunywa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunywa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunywa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunywa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywa)
Singular Plural
1st person nanywa twanywa
2nd person wanywa mwanywa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywa wanywa
m-mi(III/IV) wanywa yanywa
ji-ma(V/VI) lanywa yanywa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywa vyanywa
n(IX/X) yanywa zanywa
u(XI) wanywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanywa
pa(XVI) panywa
mu(XVIII) mwanywa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunywa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunywa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunywa
Consecutive kanywa / positive subject concord + -kanywa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanywe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninywa -tunywa
2nd person -kunywa -wanywa/-kunyweni/-wanyweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywa -wanywa
m-mi(III/IV) -unywa -inywa
ji-ma(V/VI) -linywa -yanywa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywa -vinywa
n(IX/X) -inywa -zinywa
u(XI) -unywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunywa
pa(XVI) -panywa
mu(XVIII) -munywa
Reflexive -jinywa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nywaye -nywao
m-mi(III/IV) -nywao -nywayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nywalo -nywayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nywacho -nywavyo
n(IX/X) -nywayo -nywazo
u(XI) -nywao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nywako
pa(XVI) -nywapo
mu(XVIII) -nywamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunywa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekunywa -okunywa
m-mi(III/IV) -okunywa -yokunywa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunywa -yokunywa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunywa -vyokunywa
n(IX/X) -yokunywa -zokunywa
u(XI) -okunywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokunywa
pa(XVI) -pokunywa
mu(XVIII) -mokunywa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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