busiana

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-busiana (infinitive kubusiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -busu: to kiss each other

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -busiana
Positive present -nabusiana
Subjunctive -busiane
Negative -busiani
Imperative singular busiana
Infinitives
Positive kubusiana
Negative kutobusiana
Imperatives
Singular busiana
Plural busianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubusiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -libusiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubusiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabusiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabusiana/nabusiana tunabusiana
2nd person unabusiana mnabusiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabusiana wanabusiana
other classes positive subject concord + -nabusiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -busiani)
Singular Plural
1st person sibusiani hatubusiani
2nd person hubusiani hambusiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habusiani hawabusiani
other classes negative subject concord + -busiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabusiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabusiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -busiane)
Singular Plural
1st person nibusiane tubusiane
2nd person ubusiane mbusiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusiane wabusiane
other classes positive subject concord + -busiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibusiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebusiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebusiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibusiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibusiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abusiana)
Singular Plural
1st person nabusiana twabusiana
2nd person wabusiana mwabusiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abusiana wabusiana
m-mi(III/IV) wabusiana yabusiana
ji-ma(V/VI) labusiana yabusiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabusiana vyabusiana
n(IX/X) yabusiana zabusiana
u(XI) wabusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabusiana
pa(XVI) pabusiana
mu(XVIII) mwabusiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebusiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabusiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabusiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibusiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobusiana
Consecutive kabusiana / positive subject concord + -kabusiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabusiane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -busiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -busianaye -busianao
m-mi(III/IV) -busianao -busianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -busianalo -busianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -busianacho -busianavyo
n(IX/X) -busianayo -busianazo
u(XI) -busianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -busianako
pa(XVI) -busianapo
mu(XVIII) -busianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -busiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebusiana -obusiana
m-mi(III/IV) -obusiana -yobusiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobusiana -yobusiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobusiana -vyobusiana
n(IX/X) -yobusiana -zobusiana
u(XI) -obusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobusiana
pa(XVI) -pobusiana
mu(XVIII) -mobusiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.