Translingual
Symbol
faa
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Fasu.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Fasu terms
English
Noun
faa (plural faas)
- The letter ف in the Arabic script.
Anagrams
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.
Verb
faa
- (Uri) to catch
Conjugation
Strong:
conjugation of faa – Urner dialect
| infinitive
|
faa
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| past participle
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gfange
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singular
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plural
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1st person
ich, i
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2nd person
du
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3rd person
er/si/es
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1st person
mir
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2nd person
ir
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3rd person
si
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| indicative
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present
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faa
|
faasch
|
fat
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faa
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fängt
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faa
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|
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| subjunctive
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present
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fëë, fäng, fängi
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fëëesch, fängesch
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fëë, fäng, fängi
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fëëe, fänge
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fëëet, fänget
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fëëe, fänge
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| past
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fieng, fiengi
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fiengesch
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fieng, fiengi
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fienge
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fienget
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fienge
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| imperative
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affirmative
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—
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fach
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—
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—
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fäänt
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—
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Mixed:
conjugation of faa – Urner dialect
| infinitive
|
faa
|
| past participle
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gfange
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|
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singular
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plural
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1st person
ich, i
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2nd person
du
|
3rd person
er/si/es
|
1st person
mir
|
2nd person
ir
|
3rd person
si
|
| indicative
|
present
|
faa
|
faasch
|
fat
|
faa
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fängt
|
faa
|
|
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| subjunctive
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present
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fëë, fäng, fängi
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fëëesch, fängesch
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fëë, fäng, fängi
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fëëe, fänge
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fëëet, fänget
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fëëe, fänge
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| past
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fät, fätti
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fättesch
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fät, fätti
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fätte
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fättet
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fätte
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|
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| imperative
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affirmative
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—
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fach
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—
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—
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fäänt
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—
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References
Jamamadí
Noun
faa
- (Banawá) water
References
Middle English
Noun
faa
- alternative form of fo
Scots
Verb
faa
- fall
Swahili
Etymology
Of Bantu origin.
Pronunciation
Verb
-faa (infinitive kufaa)
- to fit
- to be suitable or useful
- Synonym: halisi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -faa
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| Positive present
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-nafaa
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| Subjunctive
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-fae
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| Negative
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-fai
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| Imperative singular
|
faa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufaa
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| Negative
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kutofaa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
faa
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| Plural
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faeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufaa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifaa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufaa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafaa/nafaa
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tunafaa
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| 2nd person
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unafaa
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mnafaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafaa
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wanafaa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafaa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifai
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hatufai
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| 2nd person
|
hufai
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hamfai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafai
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hawafai
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fai
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafaa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafaa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fae)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifae
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tufae
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| 2nd person
|
ufae
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mfae
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afae
|
wafae
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -fae
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifae
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefaa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefaa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifaa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifaa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nafaa
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twafaa
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| 2nd person
|
wafaa
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mwafaa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afaa
|
wafaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafaa
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yafaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafaa
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yafaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafaa
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vyafaa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafaa
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zafaa
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| u(XI)
|
wafaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafaa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafaa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefaa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafaa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafaa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifaa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofaa
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| Consecutive
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kafaa / positive subject concord + -kafaa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafae
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nifaa
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-tufaa
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| 2nd person
|
-kufaa
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-wafaa/-kufaeni/-wafaeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfaa
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-wafaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufaa
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-ifaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifaa
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-yafaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifaa
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-vifaa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ifaa
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-zifaa
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| u(XI)
|
-ufaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafaa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufaa
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| Reflexive
|
-jifaa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-faaye
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-faao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-faao
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-faayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-faalo
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-faayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-faacho
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-faavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-faayo
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-faazo
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| u(XI)
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-faao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-faako
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| pa(XVI)
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-faapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-faamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefaa
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-ofaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofaa
|
-yofaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofaa
|
-yofaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofaa
|
-vyofaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofaa
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-zofaa
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| u(XI)
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-ofaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofaa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofaa
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| 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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Derived terms
- Nominal derivations:
- kifaa (“tool, device”)
- mafao (“advantage, benefit, profit”)
Woleaian
Etymology
From Proto-Micronesian *faasa.
Noun
faa
- string, cord, band, lace
Gasi faa yeel!- Take this string!
References
- Bender, Byron W., Goodenough, Ward H., Jackson, Frederick H., Marck, Jeffrey C., Sohn, Ho-Min, Trussel, Stephen, Wang, Judith W. (2003) “Proto-Micronesian reconstructions: I”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 42, number 1, →DOI, pages 1-110
- Sohn, Ho-Mihn, Tawerilmang, Anthony F. (1976) “faa”, in Woleaian-English Dictionary, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 52