ijayo
Swahili
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /iˈʄɑ.jɔ/
Verb
ijayo
- form of -ja (“to come”): i- (mi class(IV)/n class(IX) subject concord) + -ja + -yo (mi class(IV)/n class(IX) relative)
Adjective
ijayo
- next (the one immediately following the current or most recent one)
- wiki ijayo ― next week
- mwezi ujao ― next month
- mwaka ujao ― next year
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nijaye | tujao | |
| 2nd person | ujaye | mjao | |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) | ajaye | wajao |
| m-mi(III/IV) | ujao | ijayo | |
| ji-ma(V/VI) | lijalo | yajayo | |
| ki-vi(VII/VIII) | kijacho | vijavyo | |
| n(IX/X) | ijayo | zijazo | |
| u(XI) | ujao | see n(X) or ma(VI) | |
| ku(XV/XVII) | kujako | ||
| pa(XVI) | pajapo | ||
| mu(XVIII) | mujamo | ||