Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَمِير (samīr).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-simulia (infinitive kusimulia)
- to narrate, to recount
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -simulia
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| Positive present
|
-nasimulia
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| Subjunctive
|
-simulie
|
| Negative
|
-simulii
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| Imperative singular
|
simulia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
simulia
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| Plural
|
simulieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husimulia
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisimulia
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusimulia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimulia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninasimulia/nasimulia
|
tunasimulia
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| 2nd person
|
unasimulia
|
mnasimulia
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasimulia
|
wanasimulia
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasimulia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -simulii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sisimulii
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hatusimulii
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| 2nd person
|
husimulii
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hamsimulii
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasimulii
|
hawasimulii
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -simulii
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasimulia
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasimulia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simulie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nisimulie
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tusimulie
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| 2nd person
|
usimulie
|
msimulie
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asimulie
|
wasimulie
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -simulie
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisimulie
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesimulia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesimulia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisimulia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisimulia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimulia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nasimulia
|
twasimulia
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| 2nd person
|
wasimulia
|
mwasimulia
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asimulia
|
wasimulia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasimulia
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yasimulia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasimulia
|
yasimulia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasimulia
|
vyasimulia
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| n(IX/X)
|
yasimulia
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zasimulia
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| u(XI)
|
wasimulia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasimulia
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasimulia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasimulia
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesimulia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasimulia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasimulia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisimulia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposimulia
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| Consecutive
|
kasimulia / positive subject concord + -kasimulia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasimulie
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nisimulia
|
-tusimulia
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| 2nd person
|
-kusimulia
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-wasimulia/-kusimulieni/-wasimulieni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msimulia
|
-wasimulia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usimulia
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-isimulia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisimulia
|
-yasimulia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisimulia
|
-visimulia
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| n(IX/X)
|
-isimulia
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-zisimulia
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| u(XI)
|
-usimulia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusimulia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasimulia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musimulia
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| Reflexive
|
-jisimulia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simulia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-simuliaye
|
-simuliao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-simuliao
|
-simuliayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-simulialo
|
-simuliayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-simuliacho
|
-simuliavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-simuliayo
|
-simuliazo
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| u(XI)
|
-simuliao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-simuliako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-simuliapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-simuliamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simulia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesimulia
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-osimulia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osimulia
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-yosimulia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losimulia
|
-yosimulia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosimulia
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-vyosimulia
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yosimulia
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-zosimulia
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| u(XI)
|
-osimulia
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosimulia
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posimulia
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosimulia
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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
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150 Nr. 1354