nyunya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nyunya (infinitive kunyunya)

1. to drizzle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyunya
Positive present -nanyunya Subjunctive -nyunye Negative -nyunyi Imperative singular nyunya
Infinitives
Positive kunyunya Negative kutonyunya
Imperatives
Singular nyunya Plural nyunyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyunya Positive past positive subject concord + -linyunya Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyunya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyunya) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyunya/nanyunya tunanyunya 2nd person unanyunya mnanyunya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyunya wananyunya other classes positive subject concord + -nanyunya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyunyi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyunyi hatunyunyi 2nd person hunyunyi hamnyunyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyunyi hawanyunyi other classes negative subject concord + -nyunyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyunya Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyunya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyunye) Singular Plural 1st person ninyunye tunyunye 2nd person unyunye mnyunye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunye wanyunye other classes positive subject concord + -nyunye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyunye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyunya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyunya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyunya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyunya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyunya) Singular Plural 1st person nanyunya twanyunya 2nd person wanyunya mwanyunya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunya wanyunya m-mi(III/IV) wanyunya yanyunya ji-ma(V/VI) lanyunya yanyunya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyunya vyanyunya n(IX/X) yanyunya zanyunya u(XI) wanyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyunya pa(XVI) panyunya mu(XVIII) mwanyunya
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyunya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyunya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyunya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyunya "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyunya Consecutive kanyunya / positive subject concord + -kanyunya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyunye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyunya -tunyunya 2nd person -kunyunya -wanyunya/-kunyunyeni/-wanyunyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyunya -wanyunya m-mi(III/IV) -unyunya -inyunya ji-ma(V/VI) -linyunya -yanyunya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyunya -vinyunya n(IX/X) -inyunya -zinyunya u(XI) -unyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyunya pa(XVI) -panyunya mu(XVIII) -munyunya Reflexive -jinyunya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyunya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyunyaye -nyunyao m-mi(III/IV) -nyunyao -nyunyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyunyalo -nyunyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyunyacho -nyunyavyo n(IX/X) -nyunyayo -nyunyazo u(XI) -nyunyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyunyako pa(XVI) -nyunyapo mu(XVIII) -nyunyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyunya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyunya -onyunya m-mi(III/IV) -onyunya -yonyunya ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyunya -yonyunya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyunya -vyonyunya n(IX/X) -yonyunya -zonyunya u(XI) -onyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyunya pa(XVI) -ponyunya mu(XVIII) -monyunya
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:
  • Applicative: -nyunyia
  • Causative: -nyunyiza
  • Stative: -nyunyika

• Nominal derivations:
  • manyunyu (“drizzle”)