kunja

See also: kũnja

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njáì, placed in a locative class with ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ⁿd͡ʒá/

Noun

kunjá class 17

1. outside
2. abroad (outside of the country in question)

Gothic

Romanization

kunja

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-kunja (infinitive kukunja)

1. to bend, to fold

   kukunja nguo ― to fold clothes

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kunja
Positive present -nakunja Subjunctive -kunje Negative -kunji Imperative singular kunja
Infinitives
Positive kukunja Negative kutokunja
Imperatives
Singular kunja Plural kunjeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukunja Positive past positive subject concord + -likunja Negative past negative subject concord + -kukunja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunja) Singular Plural 1st person ninakunja/nakunja tunakunja 2nd person unakunja mnakunja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunja wanakunja other classes positive subject concord + -nakunja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kunji) Singular Plural 1st person sikunji hatukunji 2nd person hukunji hamkunji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakunji hawakunji other classes negative subject concord + -kunji
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunja Negative future negative subject concord + -takunja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kunje) Singular Plural 1st person nikunje tukunje 2nd person ukunje mkunje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunje wakunje other classes positive subject concord + -kunje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikunje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akunja) Singular Plural 1st person nakunja twakunja 2nd person wakunja mwakunja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akunja wakunja m-mi(III/IV) wakunja yakunja ji-ma(V/VI) lakunja yakunja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakunja vyakunja n(IX/X) yakunja zakunja u(XI) wakunja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakunja pa(XVI) pakunja mu(XVIII) mwakunja
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakunja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikunja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunja Consecutive kakunja / positive subject concord + -kakunja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakunje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikunja -tukunja 2nd person -kukunja -wakunja/-kukunjeni/-wakunjeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkunja -wakunja m-mi(III/IV) -ukunja -ikunja ji-ma(V/VI) -likunja -yakunja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikunja -vikunja n(IX/X) -ikunja -zikunja u(XI) -ukunja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukunja pa(XVI) -pakunja mu(XVIII) -mukunja Reflexive -jikunja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kunja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kunjaye -kunjao m-mi(III/IV) -kunjao -kunjayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kunjalo -kunjayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kunjacho -kunjavyo n(IX/X) -kunjayo -kunjazo u(XI) -kunjao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunjako pa(XVI) -kunjapo mu(XVIII) -kunjamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekunja -okunja m-mi(III/IV) -okunja -yokunja ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunja -yokunja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunja -vyokunja n(IX/X) -yokunja -zokunja u(XI) -okunja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokunja pa(XVI) -pokunja mu(XVIII) -mokunja
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Conversive: -kunjua (“to unfold”)
  • Other formations: -kunja jamvi, -kunja uso

• Nominal derivations:
  • kikunjo (“wrinkle”)
  • kunjo (“crease”)
  • mkunjo (“crease”)