Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic جَمِيع (jamīʕ) and/or جَامِع (jāmiʕ).
Noun
jamii class IX (plural jamii class X)
- community, society
- all (of something), totality, sum, a category
- Synonym: kategoria
Derived terms
Adverb
jamii
- together
- Synonyms: jumla, pamoja
Etymology 2
From Arabic جَامَعَ (jāmaʕa).
Verb
-jamii (infinitive kujamii)
- to have sex, copulate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jamii
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| Positive present
|
-najamii
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| Subjunctive
|
-jamii
|
| Negative
|
-jamii
|
| Imperative singular
|
jamii
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kujamii
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| Negative
|
kutojamii
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
jamii
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| Plural
|
jamiini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hujamii
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lijamii
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kujamii
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najamii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninajamii/najamii
|
tunajamii
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| 2nd person
|
unajamii
|
mnajamii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anajamii
|
wanajamii
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -najamii
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jamii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sijamii
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hatujamii
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| 2nd person
|
hujamii
|
hamjamii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hajamii
|
hawajamii
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -jamii
|
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tajamii
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tajamii
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jamii)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nijamii
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tujamii
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| 2nd person
|
ujamii
|
mjamii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ajamii
|
wajamii
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -jamii
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sijamii
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngejamii
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singejamii
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalijamii
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalijamii
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajamii)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
najamii
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twajamii
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| 2nd person
|
wajamii
|
mwajamii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ajamii
|
wajamii
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wajamii
|
yajamii
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lajamii
|
yajamii
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chajamii
|
vyajamii
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| n(IX/X)
|
yajamii
|
zajamii
|
| u(XI)
|
wajamii
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwajamii
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| pa(XVI)
|
pajamii
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwajamii
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mejamii
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajamii
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajamii
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kijamii
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojamii
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| Consecutive
|
kajamii / positive subject concord + -kajamii
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kajamii
|
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nijamii
|
-tujamii
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| 2nd person
|
-kujamii
|
-wajamii/-kujamiini/-wajamiini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mjamii
|
-wajamii
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ujamii
|
-ijamii
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lijamii
|
-yajamii
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kijamii
|
-vijamii
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ijamii
|
-zijamii
|
| u(XI)
|
-ujamii
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kujamii
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pajamii
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mujamii
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jijamii
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jamii- + relative marker)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-jamiiye
|
-jamiio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-jamiio
|
-jamiiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-jamiilo
|
-jamiiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-jamiicho
|
-jamiivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-jamiiyo
|
-jamiizo
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| u(XI)
|
-jamiio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-jamiiko
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-jamiipo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-jamiimo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jamii)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yejamii
|
-ojamii
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ojamii
|
-yojamii
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lojamii
|
-yojamii
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chojamii
|
-vyojamii
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yojamii
|
-zojamii
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| u(XI)
|
-ojamii
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kojamii
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pojamii
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mojamii
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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