amkia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

-amkia (infinitive kuamkia)

1. to greet
2. to accost
3. to salute

Etymology 2

Verb

-amkia (infinitive kuamkia)

1. Applicative form of -amka: to arrive early; to come before

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amkia
Positive present -naamkia Subjunctive -amkie Negative -amkii Imperative singular amkia
Infinitives
Positive kuamkia Negative kutoamkia
Imperatives
Singular amkia Plural amkieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamkia Positive past positive subject concord + -liamkia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamkia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamkia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamkia/naamkia tunaamkia 2nd person unaamkia mnaamkia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamkia wanaamkia other classes positive subject concord + -naamkia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amkii) Singular Plural 1st person siamkii hatuamkii 2nd person huamkii hamwamkii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamkii hawaamkii other classes negative subject concord + -amkii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamkia Negative future negative subject concord + -taamkia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amkie) Singular Plural 1st person niamkie tuamkie 2nd person uamkie mwamkie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamkie waamkie other classes positive subject concord + -amkie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamkie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamkia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamkia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamkia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamkia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamkia) Singular Plural 1st person naamkia twaamkia 2nd person waamkia mwaamkia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamkia waamkia m-mi(III/IV) waamkia yaamkia ji-ma(V/VI) laamkia yaamkia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamkia vyaamkia n(IX/X) yaamkia zaamkia u(XI) waamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamkia pa(XVI) paamkia mu(XVIII) mwaamkia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamkia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamkia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamkia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamkia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamkia Consecutive kaamkia / positive subject concord + -kaamkia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamkie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamkia -tuamkia 2nd person -kuamkia -waamkia/-kuamkieni/-waamkieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamkia -waamkia m-mi(III/IV) -uamkia -iamkia ji-ma(V/VI) -liamkia -yaamkia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamkia -viamkia n(IX/X) -iamkia -ziamkia u(XI) -uamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamkia pa(XVI) -paamkia mu(XVIII) -muamkia Reflexive -jiamkia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amkia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amkiaye -amkiao m-mi(III/IV) -amkiao -amkiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amkialo -amkiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amkiacho -amkiavyo n(IX/X) -amkiayo -amkiazo u(XI) -amkiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amkiako pa(XVI) -amkiapo mu(XVIII) -amkiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amkia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamkia -oamkia m-mi(III/IV) -oamkia -yoamkia ji-ma(V/VI) -loamkia -yoamkia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamkia -vyoamkia n(IX/X) -yoamkia -zoamkia u(XI) -oamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamkia pa(XVI) -poamkia mu(XVIII) -moamkia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.