nyima

Äiwoo

Noun

nyima

1. earthworm

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyima (infinitive kunyima)

1. to withhold, deny, restrain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyima
Positive present -nanyima Subjunctive -nyime Negative -nyimi Imperative singular nyima
Infinitives
Positive kunyima Negative kutonyima
Imperatives
Singular nyima Plural nyimeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyima Positive past positive subject concord + -linyima Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyima) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyima/nanyima tunanyima 2nd person unanyima mnanyima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyima wananyima other classes positive subject concord + -nanyima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyimi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyimi hatunyimi 2nd person hunyimi hamnyimi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyimi hawanyimi other classes negative subject concord + -nyimi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyima Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyime) Singular Plural 1st person ninyime tunyime 2nd person unyime mnyime 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyime wanyime other classes positive subject concord + -nyime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyime Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyima Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyima Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyima Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyima) Singular Plural 1st person nanyima twanyima 2nd person wanyima mwanyima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyima wanyima m-mi(III/IV) wanyima yanyima ji-ma(V/VI) lanyima yanyima ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyima vyanyima n(IX/X) yanyima zanyima u(XI) wanyima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyima pa(XVI) panyima mu(XVIII) mwanyima
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyima "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyima "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyima "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyima "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyima Consecutive kanyima / positive subject concord + -kanyima Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyime
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyima -tunyima 2nd person -kunyima -wanyima/-kunyimeni/-wanyimeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyima -wanyima m-mi(III/IV) -unyima -inyima ji-ma(V/VI) -linyima -yanyima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyima -vinyima n(IX/X) -inyima -zinyima u(XI) -unyima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyima pa(XVI) -panyima mu(XVIII) -munyima Reflexive -jinyima
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyima- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyimaye -nyimao m-mi(III/IV) -nyimao -nyimayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyimalo -nyimayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyimacho -nyimavyo n(IX/X) -nyimayo -nyimazo u(XI) -nyimao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyimako pa(XVI) -nyimapo mu(XVIII) -nyimamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyima) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyima -onyima m-mi(III/IV) -onyima -yonyima ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyima -yonyima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyima -vyonyima n(IX/X) -yonyima -zonyima u(XI) -onyima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyima pa(XVI) -ponyima mu(XVIII) -monyima
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:
  • Passive: -nyimwa