tafiti

Niuean

Noun

tafiti

1. stranger
2. distance

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

tafiti

1. plural of utafiti

Verb

-tafiti (infinitive kutafiti)

1. to research, investigate
2. to inquire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tafiti
Positive present -natafiti Subjunctive -tafiti Negative -tafiti Imperative singular tafiti
Infinitives
Positive kutafiti Negative kutotafiti
Imperatives
Singular tafiti Plural tafitini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutafiti Positive past positive subject concord + -litafiti Negative past negative subject concord + -kutafiti
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafiti) Singular Plural 1st person ninatafiti/natafiti tunatafiti 2nd person unatafiti mnatafiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatafiti wanatafiti other classes positive subject concord + -natafiti
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafiti) Singular Plural 1st person sitafiti hatutafiti 2nd person hutafiti hamtafiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatafiti hawatafiti other classes negative subject concord + -tafiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatafiti Negative future negative subject concord + -tatafiti
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafiti) Singular Plural 1st person nitafiti tutafiti 2nd person utafiti mtafiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafiti watafiti other classes positive subject concord + -tafiti
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitafiti Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetafiti Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetafiti Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitafiti Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitafiti
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafiti) Singular Plural 1st person natafiti twatafiti 2nd person watafiti mwatafiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafiti watafiti m-mi(III/IV) watafiti yatafiti ji-ma(V/VI) latafiti yatafiti ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatafiti vyatafiti n(IX/X) yatafiti zatafiti u(XI) watafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatafiti pa(XVI) patafiti mu(XVIII) mwatafiti
Perfect positive subject concord + -metafiti "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatafiti "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatafiti "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitafiti "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotafiti Consecutive katafiti / positive subject concord + -katafiti Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katafiti
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitafiti -tutafiti 2nd person -kutafiti -watafiti/-kutafitini/-watafitini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtafiti -watafiti m-mi(III/IV) -utafiti -itafiti ji-ma(V/VI) -litafiti -yatafiti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitafiti -vitafiti n(IX/X) -itafiti -zitafiti u(XI) -utafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutafiti pa(XVI) -patafiti mu(XVIII) -mutafiti Reflexive -jitafiti
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafiti- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tafitiye -tafitio m-mi(III/IV) -tafitio -tafitiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tafitilo -tafitiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tafiticho -tafitivyo n(IX/X) -tafitiyo -tafitizo u(XI) -tafitio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tafitiko pa(XVI) -tafitipo mu(XVIII) -tafitimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafiti) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetafiti -otafiti m-mi(III/IV) -otafiti -yotafiti ji-ma(V/VI) -lotafiti -yotafiti ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotafiti -vyotafiti n(IX/X) -yotafiti -zotafiti u(XI) -otafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotafiti pa(XVI) -potafiti mu(XVIII) -motafiti
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtafiti (“researcher”)
  • utafiti (“research”)