weka

English

Etymology

Maori weka

Noun

weka (plural wekas)

1. The Lord Howe woodhen or woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.

Anagrams

• Wake, wake, weak

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-weka (infinitive kuweka)

1. to put
2. to establish
3. to keep
4. to delay

Conjugation

Conjugation of -weka
Positive present -naweka Subjunctive -weke Negative -weki Imperative singular weka
Infinitives
Positive kuweka Negative kutoweka
Imperatives
Singular weka Plural wekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huweka Positive past positive subject concord + -liweka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuweka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naweka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaweka/naweka tunaweka 2nd person unaweka mnaweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaweka wanaweka other classes positive subject concord + -naweka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -weki) Singular Plural 1st person siweki hatuweki 2nd person huweki hamuweki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haweki hawaweki other classes negative subject concord + -weki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taweka Negative future negative subject concord + -taweka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weke) Singular Plural 1st person niweke tuweke 2nd person uweke muweke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweke waweke other classes positive subject concord + -weke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siweke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeweka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeweka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliweka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliweka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aweka) Singular Plural 1st person naweka twaweka 2nd person waweka mwaweka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweka waweka m-mi(III/IV) waweka yaweka ji-ma(V/VI) laweka yaweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaweka vyaweka n(IX/X) yaweka zaweka u(XI) waweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaweka pa(XVI) paweka mu(XVIII) mwaweka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meweka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaweka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaweka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiweka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoweka Consecutive kaweka / positive subject concord + -kaweka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaweke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niweka -tuweka 2nd person -kuweka -waweka/-kuwekeni/-wawekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muweka -waweka m-mi(III/IV) -uweka -iweka ji-ma(V/VI) -liweka -yaweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiweka -viweka n(IX/X) -iweka -ziweka u(XI) -uweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuweka pa(XVI) -paweka mu(XVIII) -muweka Reflexive -jiweka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -weka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wekaye -wekao m-mi(III/IV) -wekao -wekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wekalo -wekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wekacho -wekavyo n(IX/X) -wekayo -wekazo u(XI) -wekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wekako pa(XVI) -wekapo mu(XVIII) -wekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -weka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeweka -oweka m-mi(III/IV) -oweka -yoweka ji-ma(V/VI) -loweka -yoweka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choweka -vyoweka n(IX/X) -yoweka -zoweka u(XI) -oweka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koweka pa(XVI) -poweka mu(XVIII) -moweka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -wekea
  • Causative: -wekesha
  • Passive: -wekwa
  • Reciprocal: -wekana
  • Stative: -wekeka