lalamika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lalamika (infinitive kulalamika)

1. Stative form of -lalama: to protest, to complain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lalamika
Positive present -nalalamika Subjunctive -lalamike Negative -lalamiki Imperative singular lalamika
Infinitives
Positive kulalamika Negative kutolalamika
Imperatives
Singular lalamika Plural lalamikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulalamika Positive past positive subject concord + -lilalamika Negative past negative subject concord + -kulalamika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalalamika) Singular Plural 1st person ninalalamika/nalalamika tunalalamika 2nd person unalalamika mnalalamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analalamika wanalalamika other classes positive subject concord + -nalalamika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lalamiki) Singular Plural 1st person silalamiki hatulalamiki 2nd person hulalamiki hamlalamiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halalamiki hawalalamiki other classes negative subject concord + -lalamiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talalamika Negative future negative subject concord + -talalamika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lalamike) Singular Plural 1st person nilalamike tulalamike 2nd person ulalamike mlalamike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalamike walalamike other classes positive subject concord + -lalamike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silalamike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelalamika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelalamika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilalamika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilalamika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alalamika) Singular Plural 1st person nalalamika twalalamika 2nd person walalamika mwalalamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalamika walalamika m-mi(III/IV) walalamika yalalamika ji-ma(V/VI) lalalamika yalalamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalalamika vyalalamika n(IX/X) yalalamika zalalamika u(XI) walalamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalalamika pa(XVI) palalamika mu(XVIII) mwalalamika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melalamika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalalamika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalalamika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilalamika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolalamika Consecutive kalalamika / positive subject concord + -kalalamika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalalamike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilalamika -tulalamika 2nd person -kulalamika -walalamika/-kulalamikeni/-walalamikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlalamika -walalamika m-mi(III/IV) -ulalamika -ilalamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lilalamika -yalalamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilalamika -vilalamika n(IX/X) -ilalamika -zilalamika u(XI) -ulalamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulalamika pa(XVI) -palalamika mu(XVIII) -mulalamika Reflexive -jilalamika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lalamika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lalamikaye -lalamikao m-mi(III/IV) -lalamikao -lalamikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lalamikalo -lalamikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lalamikacho -lalamikavyo n(IX/X) -lalamikayo -lalamikazo u(XI) -lalamikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lalamikako pa(XVI) -lalamikapo mu(XVIII) -lalamikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lalamika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelalamika -olalamika m-mi(III/IV) -olalamika -yolalamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lolalamika -yolalamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholalamika -vyolalamika n(IX/X) -yolalamika -zolalamika u(XI) -olalamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolalamika pa(XVI) -polalamika mu(XVIII) -molalamika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • lalamiko (“a complaint”)
  • mlalamikaji (“complainer, complainant”)