simulia

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَمِير (samīr).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-simulia (infinitive kusimulia)

  1. to narrate, to recount

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -simulia
Positive present -nasimulia
Subjunctive -simulie
Negative -simulii
Imperative singular simulia
Infinitives
Positive kusimulia
Negative kutosimulia
Imperatives
Singular simulia
Plural simulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimulia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimulia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimulia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasimulia/nasimulia tunasimulia
2nd person unasimulia mnasimulia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimulia wanasimulia
other classes positive subject concord + -nasimulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simulii)
Singular Plural
1st person sisimulii hatusimulii
2nd person husimulii hamsimulii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimulii hawasimulii
other classes negative subject concord + -simulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimulia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simulie)
Singular Plural
1st person nisimulie tusimulie
2nd person usimulie msimulie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimulie wasimulie
other classes positive subject concord + -simulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimulie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimulia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimulia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimulia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimulia)
Singular Plural
1st person nasimulia twasimulia
2nd person wasimulia mwasimulia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimulia wasimulia
m-mi(III/IV) wasimulia yasimulia
ji-ma(V/VI) lasimulia yasimulia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimulia vyasimulia
n(IX/X) yasimulia zasimulia
u(XI) wasimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasimulia
pa(XVI) pasimulia
mu(XVIII) mwasimulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimulia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimulia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimulia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimulia
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposimulia
Consecutive kasimulia / positive subject concord + -kasimulia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimulie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisimulia -tusimulia
2nd person -kusimulia -wasimulia/-kusimulieni/-wasimulieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimulia -wasimulia
m-mi(III/IV) -usimulia -isimulia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimulia -yasimulia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimulia -visimulia
n(IX/X) -isimulia -zisimulia
u(XI) -usimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusimulia
pa(XVI) -pasimulia
mu(XVIII) -musimulia
Reflexive -jisimulia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simulia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -simuliaye -simuliao
m-mi(III/IV) -simuliao -simuliayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -simulialo -simuliayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simuliacho -simuliavyo
n(IX/X) -simuliayo -simuliazo
u(XI) -simuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -simuliako
pa(XVI) -simuliapo
mu(XVIII) -simuliamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simulia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesimulia -osimulia
m-mi(III/IV) -osimulia -yosimulia
ji-ma(V/VI) -losimulia -yosimulia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimulia -vyosimulia
n(IX/X) -yosimulia -zosimulia
u(XI) -osimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosimulia
pa(XVI) -posimulia
mu(XVIII) -mosimulia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150 Nr. 1354