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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-hubiri (infinitive kuhubiri)

  1. to preach; inform

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hubiri
Positive present -nahubiri
Subjunctive -hubiri
Negative -hubiri
Imperative singular hubiri
Infinitives
Positive kuhubiri
Negative kutohubiri
Imperatives
Singular hubiri
Plural hubirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhubiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihubiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhubiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahubiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahubiri/nahubiri tunahubiri
2nd person unahubiri mnahubiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahubiri wanahubiri
other classes positive subject concord + -nahubiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hubiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sihubiri hatuhubiri
2nd person huhubiri hamhubiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahubiri hawahubiri
other classes negative subject concord + -hubiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahubiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahubiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hubiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nihubiri tuhubiri
2nd person uhubiri mhubiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahubiri wahubiri
other classes positive subject concord + -hubiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihubiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehubiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehubiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihubiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihubiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahubiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nahubiri twahubiri
2nd person wahubiri mwahubiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahubiri wahubiri
m-mi(III/IV) wahubiri yahubiri
ji-ma(V/VI) lahubiri yahubiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahubiri vyahubiri
n(IX/X) yahubiri zahubiri
u(XI) wahubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahubiri
pa(XVI) pahubiri
mu(XVIII) mwahubiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehubiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahubiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahubiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihubiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohubiri
Consecutive kahubiri / positive subject concord + -kahubiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahubiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihubiri -tuhubiri
2nd person -kuhubiri -wahubiri/-kuhubirini/-wahubirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhubiri -wahubiri
m-mi(III/IV) -uhubiri -ihubiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihubiri -yahubiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihubiri -vihubiri
n(IX/X) -ihubiri -zihubiri
u(XI) -uhubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhubiri
pa(XVI) -pahubiri
mu(XVIII) -muhubiri
Reflexive -jihubiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hubiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hubiriye -hubirio
m-mi(III/IV) -hubirio -hubiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hubirilo -hubiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hubiricho -hubirivyo
n(IX/X) -hubiriyo -hubirizo
u(XI) -hubirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hubiriko
pa(XVI) -hubiripo
mu(XVIII) -hubirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hubiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehubiri -ohubiri
m-mi(III/IV) -ohubiri -yohubiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohubiri -yohubiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohubiri -vyohubiri
n(IX/X) -yohubiri -zohubiri
u(XI) -ohubiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohubiri
pa(XVI) -pohubiri
mu(XVIII) -mohubiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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