Nyole (Uganda)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb
-nywa (infinitive ohunywa)
- to drink
- to smoke
References
- Diprose, Martin, Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012) Lunyole–English Dictionary[1], SIL International
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Verb
-nywá (infinitive kunywá, perfective -nyôye)
- to drink
- to smoke
Derived terms
References
- Elizabeth E. Cox, Myra Adamson, Muriel Teusink (1969) Dictionary: Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda[2], page 35
- Emmanuel Habumuremyi, Claudine Uwamahoro (2006) A Kinyarwanda-English and English-Kinyarwanda dictionary[3], Kigali: Rwanda Community Net, page 306
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.
Pronunciation
Verb
-nywa (infinitive kunywa)
- to drink
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nywa
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| Positive present
|
-nakunywa
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| Subjunctive
|
-nywe
|
| Negative
|
-nywi
|
| Imperative singular
|
kunywa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kunywa
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| Negative
|
kutokunywa
|
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kunywa
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| Plural
|
kunyweni
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hunywa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likunywa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kunywa
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunywa)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninakunywa/nakunywa
|
tunakunywa
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| 2nd person
|
unakunywa
|
mnakunywa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anakunywa
|
wanakunywa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nakunywa
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|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywi)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sinywi
|
hatunywi
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| 2nd person
|
hunywi
|
hamnywi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hanywi
|
hawanywi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -nywi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takunywa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takunywa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywe)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninywe
|
tunywe
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| 2nd person
|
unywe
|
mnywe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anywe
|
wanywe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nywe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sinywe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngekunywa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singekunywa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalikunywa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalikunywa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywa)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nanywa
|
twanywa
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| 2nd person
|
wanywa
|
mwanywa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anywa
|
wanywa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wanywa
|
yanywa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lanywa
|
yanywa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chanywa
|
vyanywa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yanywa
|
zanywa
|
| u(XI)
|
wanywa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwanywa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
panywa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwanywa
|
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mekunywa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshakunywa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -janywa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kinywa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipokunywa
|
| Consecutive
|
kanywa / positive subject concord + -kanywa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kanywe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-ninywa
|
-tunywa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kunywa
|
-wanywa/-kunyweni/-wanyweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mnywa
|
-wanywa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-unywa
|
-inywa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-linywa
|
-yanywa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kinywa
|
-vinywa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-inywa
|
-zinywa
|
| u(XI)
|
-unywa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kunywa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-panywa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-munywa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jinywa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywa- + relative marker)
|
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-nywaye
|
-nywao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-nywao
|
-nywayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-nywalo
|
-nywayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-nywacho
|
-nywavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-nywayo
|
-nywazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-nywao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-nywako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-nywapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-nywamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunywa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yekunywa
|
-okunywa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-okunywa
|
-yokunywa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lokunywa
|
-yokunywa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokunywa
|
-vyokunywa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yokunywa
|
-zokunywa
|
| u(XI)
|
-okunywa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokunywa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pokunywa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokunywa
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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