alika

See also: Alika

Digo

Verb

alika

1. to invite

References

• Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 2

Malagasy

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “certainly from a Bantu language, but which?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlika/, [aˈlikʲḁ]

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Noun

alika

1. dog

Synonyms

• amboa

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-alika (infinitive kualika)

1. to invite

Conjugation

Conjugation of -alika
Positive present -naalika Subjunctive -alike Negative -aliki Imperative singular alika
Infinitives
Positive kualika Negative kutoalika
Imperatives
Singular alika Plural alikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hualika Positive past positive subject concord + -lialika Negative past negative subject concord + -kualika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naalika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaalika/naalika tunaalika 2nd person unaalika mnaalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaalika wanaalika other classes positive subject concord + -naalika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aliki) Singular Plural 1st person sialiki hatualiki 2nd person hualiki hamwaliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaliki hawaaliki other classes negative subject concord + -aliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taalika Negative future negative subject concord + -taalika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -alike) Singular Plural 1st person nialike tualike 2nd person ualike mwalike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalike waalike other classes positive subject concord + -alike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sialike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngealika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singealika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalialika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalialika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aalika) Singular Plural 1st person naalika twaalika 2nd person waalika mwaalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalika waalika m-mi(III/IV) waalika yaalika ji-ma(V/VI) laalika yaalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaalika vyaalika n(IX/X) yaalika zaalika u(XI) waalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaalika pa(XVI) paalika mu(XVIII) mwaalika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mealika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaalika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaalika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kialika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoalika Consecutive kaalika / positive subject concord + -kaalika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaalike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nialika -tualika 2nd person -kualika -waalika/-kualikeni/-waalikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwalika -waalika m-mi(III/IV) -ualika -ialika ji-ma(V/VI) -lialika -yaalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kialika -vialika n(IX/X) -ialika -zialika u(XI) -ualika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kualika pa(XVI) -paalika mu(XVIII) -mualika Reflexive -jialika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -alika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -alikaye -alikao m-mi(III/IV) -alikao -alikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -alikalo -alikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -alikacho -alikavyo n(IX/X) -alikayo -alikazo u(XI) -alikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -alikako pa(XVI) -alikapo mu(XVIII) -alikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -alika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yealika -oalika m-mi(III/IV) -oalika -yoalika ji-ma(V/VI) -loalika -yoalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choalika -vyoalika n(IX/X) -yoalika -zoalika u(XI) -oalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koalika pa(XVI) -poalika mu(XVIII) -moalika
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:
  • Passive: -alikwa (“to be invited”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwaliko (“invitation”)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German aleke, alleke, further origin disputed. Cognate of Danish allike.

Pronunciation

• (Scania) IPA^(key): [aʊlika]

Noun

alika c

1. (Scania, Halland, Blekinge) jackdaw, Corvus monedula

   Synonym: kaja

Declension

Declension of alika
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alika	alikan	alikor	alikorna
Genitive	alikas	alikans	alikors	alikornas

Derived terms

• full som en alika

References

• alika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• alika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• alika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• alika in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)