English
Etymology 1
Noun
funga (uncountable)
- The fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period.
- Coordinate terms: fauna, flora
Etymology 2
Noun
funga (uncountable)
- Alternative form of fungee (“cornmeal dish”).
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
funga
- inflection of fungar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Verb
funga
- inflection of fungere:
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
funga
- inflection of fungar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Sango
Verb
funga
- to close
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-funga (infinitive kufunga)
- to close, fasten, lock up
- to tie, tie up
- to jail, lock up
- (sports) to score a goal
- to fast (to abstain from food)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -funga
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| Positive present
|
-nafunga
|
| Subjunctive
|
-funge
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| Negative
|
-fungi
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| Imperative singular
|
funga
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kufunga
|
| Negative
|
kutofunga
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
funga
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| Plural
|
fungeni
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufunga
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifunga
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufunga
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunga)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninafunga/nafunga
|
tunafunga
|
| 2nd person
|
unafunga
|
mnafunga
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anafunga
|
wanafunga
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafunga
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fungi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sifungi
|
hatufungi
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| 2nd person
|
hufungi
|
hamfungi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafungi
|
hawafungi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -fungi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafunga
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafunga
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funge)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nifunge
|
tufunge
|
| 2nd person
|
ufunge
|
mfunge
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afunge
|
wafunge
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -funge
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifunge
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefunga
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singefunga
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifunga
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifunga
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunga)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nafunga
|
twafunga
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| 2nd person
|
wafunga
|
mwafunga
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afunga
|
wafunga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafunga
|
yafunga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafunga
|
yafunga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafunga
|
vyafunga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yafunga
|
zafunga
|
| u(XI)
|
wafunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafunga
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafunga
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafunga
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefunga
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafunga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafunga
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kifunga
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| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipofunga
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| Consecutive
|
kafunga / positive subject concord + -kafunga
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafunge
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nifunga
|
-tufunga
|
| 2nd person
|
-kufunga
|
-wafunga/-kufungeni/-wafungeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfunga
|
-wafunga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufunga
|
-ifunga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lifunga
|
-yafunga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifunga
|
-vifunga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ifunga
|
-zifunga
|
| u(XI)
|
-ufunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufunga
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafunga
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufunga
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jifunga
|
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| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funga- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-fungaye
|
-fungao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-fungao
|
-fungayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-fungalo
|
-fungayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-fungacho
|
-fungavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-fungayo
|
-fungazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-fungao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fungako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-fungapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-fungamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funga)
|
|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefunga
|
-ofunga
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofunga
|
-yofunga
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofunga
|
-yofunga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofunga
|
-vyofunga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yofunga
|
-zofunga
|
| u(XI)
|
-ofunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofunga
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofunga
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofunga
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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
Xhosa
Verb
-funga?
- to swear
Inflection
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