menya

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kumenya as an equivalent of English know in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kumanya as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛɲa/

Verb

menya (infinitive kũmenya)

1. to know

   ndiramenya ― I do not know

Synonyms

• ũĩ

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• kũmenyera

(Proverbs)

• gĩtoĩ kĩmenyaga kĩerwo
• mũciĩ ũmenyagwo nĩ mũraari ti mũroki

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-menya (infinitive kumenya)

1. to peel

Conjugation

Conjugation of -menya
Positive present -namenya Subjunctive -menye Negative -menyi Imperative singular menya
Infinitives
Positive kumenya Negative kutomenya
Imperatives
Singular menya Plural menyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humenya Positive past positive subject concord + -limenya Negative past negative subject concord + -kumenya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namenya) Singular Plural 1st person ninamenya/namenya tunamenya 2nd person unamenya mnamenya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamenya wanamenya other classes positive subject concord + -namenya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -menyi) Singular Plural 1st person simenyi hatumenyi 2nd person humenyi hammenyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamenyi hawamenyi other classes negative subject concord + -menyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamenya Negative future negative subject concord + -tamenya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -menye) Singular Plural 1st person nimenye tumenye 2nd person umenye mmenye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amenye wamenye other classes positive subject concord + -menye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simenye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemenya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemenya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimenya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimenya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amenya) Singular Plural 1st person namenya twamenya 2nd person wamenya mwamenya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amenya wamenya m-mi(III/IV) wamenya yamenya ji-ma(V/VI) lamenya yamenya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamenya vyamenya n(IX/X) yamenya zamenya u(XI) wamenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamenya pa(XVI) pamenya mu(XVIII) mwamenya
Perfect positive subject concord + -memenya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamenya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamenya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimenya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomenya Consecutive kamenya / positive subject concord + -kamenya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamenye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimenya -tumenya 2nd person -kumenya -wamenya/-kumenyeni/-wamenyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmenya -wamenya m-mi(III/IV) -umenya -imenya ji-ma(V/VI) -limenya -yamenya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimenya -vimenya n(IX/X) -imenya -zimenya u(XI) -umenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumenya pa(XVI) -pamenya mu(XVIII) -mumenya Reflexive -jimenya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -menya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -menyaye -menyao m-mi(III/IV) -menyao -menyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -menyalo -menyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -menyacho -menyavyo n(IX/X) -menyayo -menyazo u(XI) -menyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -menyako pa(XVI) -menyapo mu(XVIII) -menyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -menya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemenya -omenya m-mi(III/IV) -omenya -yomenya ji-ma(V/VI) -lomenya -yomenya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomenya -vyomenya n(IX/X) -yomenya -zomenya u(XI) -omenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komenya pa(XVI) -pomenya mu(XVIII) -momenya
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:
  • Stative: -menyeka