tengwa

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English

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Noun

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tengwa (plural tengwar)

  1. A glyph found in Tengwar.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tengwa (infinitive kutengwa)

  1. Passive form of -tenga

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tengwa
Positive present -natengwa
Subjunctive -tengwe
Negative -tengwi
Imperative singular tengwa
Infinitives
Positive kutengwa
Negative kutotengwa
Imperatives
Singular tengwa
Plural tengweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutengwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -litengwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutengwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatengwa/natengwa tunatengwa
2nd person unatengwa mnatengwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatengwa wanatengwa
other classes positive subject concord + -natengwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitengwi hatutengwi
2nd person hutengwi hamtengwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatengwi hawatengwi
other classes negative subject concord + -tengwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatengwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatengwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitengwe tutengwe
2nd person utengwe mtengwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atengwe watengwe
other classes positive subject concord + -tengwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitengwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetengwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetengwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitengwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitengwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengwa)
Singular Plural
1st person natengwa twatengwa
2nd person watengwa mwatengwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atengwa watengwa
m-mi(III/IV) watengwa yatengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) latengwa yatengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatengwa vyatengwa
n(IX/X) yatengwa zatengwa
u(XI) watengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatengwa
pa(XVI) patengwa
mu(XVIII) mwatengwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metengwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatengwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatengwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitengwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotengwa
Consecutive katengwa / positive subject concord + -katengwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katengwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitengwa -tutengwa
2nd person -kutengwa -watengwa/-kutengweni/-watengweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtengwa -watengwa
m-mi(III/IV) -utengwa -itengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -litengwa -yatengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitengwa -vitengwa
n(IX/X) -itengwa -zitengwa
u(XI) -utengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutengwa
pa(XVI) -patengwa
mu(XVIII) -mutengwa
Reflexive -jitengwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tengwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tengwaye -tengwao
m-mi(III/IV) -tengwao -tengwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tengwalo -tengwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tengwacho -tengwavyo
n(IX/X) -tengwayo -tengwazo
u(XI) -tengwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tengwako
pa(XVI) -tengwapo
mu(XVIII) -tengwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tengwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetengwa -otengwa
m-mi(III/IV) -otengwa -yotengwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotengwa -yotengwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotengwa -vyotengwa
n(IX/X) -yotengwa -zotengwa
u(XI) -otengwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotengwa
pa(XVI) -potengwa
mu(XVIII) -motengwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.