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From Proto-Inuit *nuka- ( “ younger sibling of the same sex ” ) , from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- ( “ younger sibling ” ) .
nuka (plural nukat , and nukkat )
younger sibling of someone of equal gender
Borrowed from Estonian nuga .
nuka
Synonym of veitsi
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971 ) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja , Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 349
nuka
Rōmaji transcription of ぬか
nuka
river
R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)
From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka .
-nuka
to smell ( bad )
Synonym: -nkgha
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka .
-nūka (infinitive kunūka , perfective -nūtse )
stink , smell bad
From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka .
-nuka (infinitive kunuka )
( intransitive ) to smell , stink
Conjugation of -nuka
Positive present
-na nuka
Subjunctive
-nuke
Negative
-nuki
Imperative singular
nuka
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hunuka
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li nuka
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku nuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na nuka)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nanuka/na nuka
tu nanuka
2nd person
u nanuka
m nanuka
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nanuka
wa nanuka
other classes
positive subject concord + -na nuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuki )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si nuki
hatu nuki
2nd person
hu nuki
ham nuki
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha nuki
hawa nuki
other classes
negative subject concord + -nuki
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta nuka
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta nuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuke )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nuke
tu nuke
2nd person
u nuke
m nuke
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nuke
wa nuke
other classes
positive subject concord + -nuke
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si nuke
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge nuka
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe nuka
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali nuka
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali nuka
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me nuka
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha nuka
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja nuka
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki nuka
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo nuka
Consecutive
kanuka / positive subject concord + -ka nuka
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka nuke
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
nuka
( anatomy ) scab
From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka .
-nuka
to smell , to stink
Synonym: -joja
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka .
-nuka
( intransitive ) to smell ( have a particular odour )
( transitive ) to smell ( detect the odour of )
Tone L
Infinitive
ukunuka
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukunuka
ukunganuki
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
nuka
-nuke
Plural
nukani
-nukeni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyanuka , nginuka
enginukayo , enginuka
nginuka
anginuki
enginganuki
nginganuki
2nd singular
uyanuka , unuka
onukayo , onuka
unuka
awunuki
onganuki
unganuki
1st plural
siyanuka , sinuka
esinukayo , esinuka
sinuka
asinuki
esinganuki
singanuki
2nd plural
niyanuka , ninuka
eninukayo , eninuka
ninuka
aninuki
eninganuki
ninganuki
Class 1
uyanuka , unuka
onukayo , onuka
enuka
akanuki
onganuki
enganuki
Class 2
bayanuka , banuka
abanukayo , abanuka
benuka
abanuki
abanganuki
benganuki
Class 3
uyanuka , unuka
onukayo , onuka
unuka
awunuki
onganuki
unganuki
Class 4
iyanuka , inuka
enukayo , enuka
inuka
ayinuki
enganuki
inganuki
Class 5
liyanuka , linuka
elinukayo , elinuka
linuka
alinuki
elinganuki
linganuki
Class 6
ayanuka , anuka
anukayo , anuka
enuka
awanuki
anganuki
enganuki
Class 7
siyanuka , sinuka
esinukayo , esinuka
sinuka
asinuki
esinganuki
singanuki
Class 8
ziyanuka , zinuka
ezinukayo , ezinuka
zinuka
azinuki
ezinganuki
zinganuki
Class 9
iyanuka , inuka
enukayo , enuka
inuka
ayinuki
enganuki
inganuki
Class 10
ziyanuka , zinuka
ezinukayo , ezinuka
zinuka
azinuki
ezinganuki
zinganuki
Class 11
luyanuka , lunuka
olunukayo , olunuka
lunuka
alunuki
olunganuki
lunganuki
Class 14
buyanuka , bunuka
obunukayo , obunuka
bunuka
abunuki
obunganuki
bunganuki
Class 15
kuyanuka , kunuka
okunukayo , okunuka
kunuka
akunuki
okunganuki
kunganuki
Class 17
kuyanuka , kunuka
okunukayo , okunuka
kunuka
akunuki
okunganuki
kunganuki
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
nginukile , nginukē
enginukile , enginukē
nginukile , nginukē
anginukanga
enginganukanga
nginganukanga
2nd singular
unukile , unukē
onukile , onukē
unukile , unukē
awunukanga
onganukanga
unganukanga
1st plural
sinukile , sinukē
esinukile , esinukē
sinukile , sinukē
asinukanga
esinganukanga
singanukanga
2nd plural
ninukile , ninukē
eninukile , eninukē
ninukile , ninukē
aninukanga
eninganukanga
ninganukanga
Class 1
unukile , unukē
onukile , onukē
enukile , enukē
akanukanga
onganukanga
enganukanga
Class 2
banukile , banukē
abanukile , abanukē
benukile , benukē
abanukanga
abanganukanga
benganukanga
Class 3
unukile , unukē
onukile , onukē
unukile , unukē
awunukanga
onganukanga
unganukanga
Class 4
inukile , inukē
enukile , enukē
inukile , inukē
ayinukanga
enganukanga
inganukanga
Class 5
linukile , linukē
elinukile , elinukē
linukile , linukē
alinukanga
elinganukanga
linganukanga
Class 6
anukile , anukē
anukile , anukē
enukile , enukē
awanukanga
anganukanga
enganukanga
Class 7
sinukile , sinukē
esinukile , esinukē
sinukile , sinukē
asinukanga
esinganukanga
singanukanga
Class 8
zinukile , zinukē
ezinukile , ezinukē
zinukile , zinukē
azinukanga
ezinganukanga
zinganukanga
Class 9
inukile , inukē
enukile , enukē
inukile , inukē
ayinukanga
enganukanga
inganukanga
Class 10
zinukile , zinukē
ezinukile , ezinukē
zinukile , zinukē
azinukanga
ezinganukanga
zinganukanga
Class 11
lunukile , lunukē
olunukile , olunukē
lunukile , lunukē
alunukanga
olunganukanga
lunganukanga
Class 14
bunukile , bunukē
obunukile , obunukē
bunukile , bunukē
abunukanga
obunganukanga
bunganukanga
Class 15
kunukile , kunukē
okunukile , okunukē
kunukile , kunukē
akunukanga
okunganukanga
kunganukanga
Class 17
kunukile , kunukē
okunukile , okunukē
kunukile , kunukē
akunukanga
okunganukanga
kunganukanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngānuka
engānuka
ngānuka
anginukanga
enginganukanga
nginganukanga
2nd singular
wānuka
owānuka
wānuka
awunukanga
onganukanga
unganukanga
1st plural
sānuka
esānuka
sānuka
asinukanga
esinganukanga
singanukanga
2nd plural
nānuka
enānuka
nānuka
aninukanga
eninganukanga
ninganukanga
Class 1
wānuka
owānuka
ānuka
akanukanga
onganukanga
enganukanga
Class 2
bānuka
abānuka
bānuka
abanukanga
abanganukanga
benganukanga
Class 3
wānuka
owānuka
wānuka
awunukanga
onganukanga
unganukanga
Class 4
yānuka
eyānuka
yānuka
ayinukanga
enganukanga
inganukanga
Class 5
lānuka
elānuka
lānuka
alinukanga
elinganukanga
linganukanga
Class 6
ānuka
ānuka
ānuka
awanukanga
anganukanga
enganukanga
Class 7
sānuka
esānuka
sānuka
asinukanga
esinganukanga
singanukanga
Class 8
zānuka
ezānuka
zānuka
azinukanga
ezinganukanga
zinganukanga
Class 9
yānuka
eyānuka
yānuka
ayinukanga
enganukanga
inganukanga
Class 10
zānuka
ezānuka
zānuka
azinukanga
ezinganukanga
zinganukanga
Class 11
lwānuka
olwānuka
lwānuka
alunukanga
olunganukanga
lunganukanga
Class 14
bānuka
obānuka
bānuka
abunukanga
obunganukanga
bunganukanga
Class 15
kwānuka
okwānuka
kwānuka
akunukanga
okunganukanga
kunganukanga
Class 17
kwānuka
okwānuka
kwānuka
akunukanga
okunganukanga
kunganukanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
nginganuka
—
nginganuka
ngingenuke
—
ngingenuke
2nd singular
unganuka
—
unganuka
ungenuke
—
ungenuke
1st plural
singanuka
—
singanuka
singenuke
—
singenuke
2nd plural
ninganuka
—
ninganuka
ningenuke
—
ningenuke
Class 1
anganuka
—
enganuka
angenuke
—
engenuke
Class 2
banganuka
—
benganuka
bangenuke
—
bengenuke
Class 3
unganuka
—
unganuka
ungenuke
—
ungenuke
Class 4
inganuka
—
inganuka
ingenuke
—
ingenuke
Class 5
linganuka
—
linganuka
lingenuke
—
lingenuke
Class 6
anganuka
—
enganuka
angenuke
—
engenuke
Class 7
singanuka
—
singanuka
singenuke
—
singenuke
Class 8
zinganuka
—
zinganuka
zingenuke
—
zingenuke
Class 9
inganuka
—
inganuka
ingenuke
—
ingenuke
Class 10
zinganuka
—
zinganuka
zingenuke
—
zingenuke
Class 11
lunganuka
—
lunganuka
lungenuke
—
lungenuke
Class 14
bunganuka
—
bunganuka
bungenuke
—
bungenuke
Class 15
kunganuka
—
kunganuka
kungenuke
—
kungenuke
Class 17
kunganuka
—
kunganuka
kungenuke
—
kungenuke
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizonuka
engizonuka
ngizonuka
angizunuka
engingezunuka
ngingezunuka
2nd singular
uzonuka
ozonuka
uzonuka
awuzunuka
ongezunuka
ungezunuka
1st plural
sizonuka
esizonuka
sizonuka
asizunuka
esingezunuka
singezunuka
2nd plural
nizonuka
enizonuka
nizonuka
anizunuka
eningezunuka
ningezunuka
Class 1
uzonuka
ozonuka
ezonuka
akazunuka
ongezunuka
engezunuka
Class 2
bazonuka
abazonuka
bezonuka
abazunuka
abangezunuka
bengezunuka
Class 3
uzonuka
ozonuka
uzonuka
awuzunuka
ongezunuka
ungezunuka
Class 4
izonuka
ezonuka
izonuka
ayizunuka
engezunuka
ingezunuka
Class 5
lizonuka
elizonuka
lizonuka
alizunuka
elingezunuka
lingezunuka
Class 6
azonuka
azonuka
ezonuka
awazunuka
angezunuka
engezunuka
Class 7
sizonuka
esizonuka
sizonuka
asizunuka
esingezunuka
singezunuka
Class 8
zizonuka
ezizonuka
zizonuka
azizunuka
ezingezunuka
zingezunuka
Class 9
izonuka
ezonuka
izonuka
ayizunuka
engezunuka
ingezunuka
Class 10
zizonuka
ezizonuka
zizonuka
azizunuka
ezingezunuka
zingezunuka
Class 11
luzonuka
oluzonuka
luzonuka
aluzunuka
olungezunuka
lungezunuka
Class 14
buzonuka
obuzonuka
buzonuka
abuzunuka
obungezunuka
bungezunuka
Class 15
kuzonuka
okuzonuka
kuzonuka
akuzunuka
okungezunuka
kungezunuka
Class 17
kuzonuka
okuzonuka
kuzonuka
akuzunuka
okungezunuka
kungezunuka
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyonuka
engiyonuka
ngiyonuka
angiyunuka
engingeyunuka
ngingeyunuka
2nd singular
uyonuka
oyonuka
uyonuka
awuyunuka
ongeyunuka
ungeyunuka
1st plural
siyonuka
esiyonuka
siyonuka
asiyunuka
esingeyunuka
singeyunuka
2nd plural
niyonuka
eniyonuka
niyonuka
aniyunuka
eningeyunuka
ningeyunuka
Class 1
uyonuka
oyonuka
eyonuka
akayunuka
ongeyunuka
engeyunuka
Class 2
bayonuka
abayonuka
beyonuka
abayunuka
abangeyunuka
bengeyunuka
Class 3
uyonuka
oyonuka
uyonuka
awuyunuka
ongeyunuka
ungeyunuka
Class 4
iyonuka
eyonuka
iyonuka
ayiyunuka
engeyunuka
ingeyunuka
Class 5
liyonuka
eliyonuka
liyonuka
aliyunuka
elingeyunuka
lingeyunuka
Class 6
ayonuka
ayonuka
eyonuka
awayunuka
angeyunuka
engeyunuka
Class 7
siyonuka
esiyonuka
siyonuka
asiyunuka
esingeyunuka
singeyunuka
Class 8
ziyonuka
eziyonuka
ziyonuka
aziyunuka
ezingeyunuka
zingeyunuka
Class 9
iyonuka
eyonuka
iyonuka
ayiyunuka
engeyunuka
ingeyunuka
Class 10
ziyonuka
eziyonuka
ziyonuka
aziyunuka
ezingeyunuka
zingeyunuka
Class 11
luyonuka
oluyonuka
luyonuka
aluyunuka
olungeyunuka
lungeyunuka
Class 14
buyonuka
obuyonuka
buyonuka
abuyunuka
obungeyunuka
bungeyunuka
Class 15
kuyonuka
okuyonuka
kuyonuka
akuyunuka
okungeyunuka
kungeyunuka
Class 17
kuyonuka
okuyonuka
kuyonuka
akuyunuka
okungeyunuka
kungeyunuka
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
nginuke
nginganuki
2nd singular
unuke
unganuki
1st plural
sinuke
singanuki
2nd plural
ninuke
ninganuki
Class 1
anuke
anganuki
Class 2
banuke
banganuki
Class 3
unuke
unganuki
Class 4
inuke
inganuki
Class 5
linuke
linganuki
Class 6
anuke
anganuki
Class 7
sinuke
singanuki
Class 8
zinuke
zinganuki
Class 9
inuke
inganuki
Class 10
zinuke
zinganuki
Class 11
lunuke
lunganuki
Class 14
bunuke
bunganuki
Class 15
kunuke
kunganuki
Class 17
kunuke
kunganuki
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
nganuka
nganganuka , anganuka , anganganuka
2nd singular
wanuka
wanganuka , awanuka , awanganuka
1st plural
sanuka
sanganuka , asanuka , asanganuka
2nd plural
nanuka
nanganuka , ananuka , ananganuka
Class 1
wanuka
wanganuka , akanuka , akanganuka
Class 2
banuka
banganuka , abanuka , abanganuka
Class 3
wanuka
wanganuka , awanuka , awanganuka
Class 4
yanuka
yanganuka , ayanuka , ayanganuka
Class 5
lanuka
langanuka , alanuka , alanganuka
Class 6
anuka
anganuka , awanuka , awanganuka
Class 7
sanuka
sanganuka , asanuka , asanganuka
Class 8
zanuka
zanganuka , azanuka , azanganuka
Class 9
yanuka
yanganuka , ayanuka , ayanganuka
Class 10
zanuka
zanganuka , azanuka , azanganuka
Class 11
lwanuka
lwanganuka , alwanuka , alwanganuka
Class 14
banuka
banganuka , abanuka , abanganuka
Class 15
kwanuka
kwanganuka , akwanuka , akwanganuka
Class 17
kwanuka
kwanganuka , akwanuka , akwanganuka