nyunya

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-nyunya (infinitive kunyunya)

  1. to drizzle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nyunya
Positive present -nanyunya
Subjunctive -nyunye
Negative -nyunyi
Imperative singular nyunya
Infinitives
Positive kunyunya
Negative kutonyunya
Imperatives
Singular nyunya
Plural nyunyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyunya
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyunya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyunya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyunya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyunya/nanyunya tunanyunya
2nd person unanyunya mnanyunya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyunya wananyunya
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyunya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyunyi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyunyi hatunyunyi
2nd person hunyunyi hamnyunyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyunyi hawanyunyi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyunyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyunya
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyunya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyunye)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyunye tunyunye
2nd person unyunye mnyunye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunye wanyunye
other classes positive subject concord + -nyunye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyunye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyunya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyunya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyunya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyunya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyunya)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyunya twanyunya
2nd person wanyunya mwanyunya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyunya wanyunya
m-mi(III/IV) wanyunya yanyunya
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyunya yanyunya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyunya vyanyunya
n(IX/X) yanyunya zanyunya
u(XI) wanyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyunya
pa(XVI) panyunya
mu(XVIII) mwanyunya
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyunya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyunya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyunya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyunya
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyunya
Consecutive kanyunya / positive subject concord + -kanyunya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyunye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyunya -tunyunya
2nd person -kunyunya -wanyunya/-kunyunyeni/-wanyunyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyunya -wanyunya
m-mi(III/IV) -unyunya -inyunya
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyunya -yanyunya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyunya -vinyunya
n(IX/X) -inyunya -zinyunya
u(XI) -unyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyunya
pa(XVI) -panyunya
mu(XVIII) -munyunya
Reflexive -jinyunya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyunya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyunyaye -nyunyao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyunyao -nyunyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyunyalo -nyunyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyunyacho -nyunyavyo
n(IX/X) -nyunyayo -nyunyazo
u(XI) -nyunyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyunyako
pa(XVI) -nyunyapo
mu(XVIII) -nyunyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyunya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyunya -onyunya
m-mi(III/IV) -onyunya -yonyunya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyunya -yonyunya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyunya -vyonyunya
n(IX/X) -yonyunya -zonyunya
u(XI) -onyunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyunya
pa(XVI) -ponyunya
mu(XVIII) -monyunya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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