Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ongea (infinitive kuongea)
- to speak, to talk
- to chat, to converse
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ongea
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| Positive present
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-naongea
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| Subjunctive
|
-ongee
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| Negative
|
-ongei
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| Imperative singular
|
ongea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuongea
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| Negative
|
kutoongea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ongea
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| Plural
|
ongeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huongea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liongea
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuongea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaongea/naongea
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tunaongea
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| 2nd person
|
unaongea
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mnaongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaongea
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wanaongea
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naongea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siongei
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hatuongei
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| 2nd person
|
huongei
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hamwongei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haongei
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hawaongei
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -ongei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taongea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taongea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niongee
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tuongee
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| 2nd person
|
uongee
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mwongee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aongee
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waongee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -ongee
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siongee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeongea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeongea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliongea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliongea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naongea
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twaongea
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| 2nd person
|
waongea
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mwaongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aongea
|
waongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waongea
|
yaongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laongea
|
yaongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaongea
|
vyaongea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaongea
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zaongea
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| u(XI)
|
waongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaongea
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| pa(XVI)
|
paongea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaongea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meongea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaongea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaongea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiongea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoongea
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| Consecutive
|
kaongea / positive subject concord + -kaongea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaongee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niongea
|
-tuongea
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| 2nd person
|
-kuongea
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-waongea/-kuongeeni/-waongeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwongea
|
-waongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uongea
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-iongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liongea
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-yaongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiongea
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-viongea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iongea
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-ziongea
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| u(XI)
|
-uongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuongea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paongea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muongea
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| Reflexive
|
-jiongea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ongeaye
|
-ongeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ongeao
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-ongeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ongealo
|
-ongeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ongeacho
|
-ongeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ongeayo
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-ongeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-ongeao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-ongeako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-ongeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-ongeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeongea
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-oongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oongea
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-yoongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loongea
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-yoongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choongea
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-vyoongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoongea
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-zoongea
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| u(XI)
|
-oongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koongea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poongea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moongea
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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