fiwa

Amis

Noun

fiwa

1. loquat

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-fiwa (infinitive kufiwa)

1. Passive form of -fa: to mourn, be bereaved

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fiwa
Positive present -nafiwa Subjunctive -fiwe Negative -fiwi Imperative singular fiwa
Infinitives
Positive kufiwa Negative kutofiwa
Imperatives
Singular fiwa Plural fiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafiwa/nafiwa tunafiwa 2nd person unafiwa mnafiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafiwa wanafiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifiwi hatufiwi 2nd person hufiwi hamfiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafiwi hawafiwi other classes negative subject concord + -fiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifiwe tufiwe 2nd person ufiwe mfiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afiwe wafiwe other classes positive subject concord + -fiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafiwa twafiwa 2nd person wafiwa mwafiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afiwa wafiwa m-mi(III/IV) wafiwa yafiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafiwa yafiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafiwa vyafiwa n(IX/X) yafiwa zafiwa u(XI) wafiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafiwa pa(XVI) pafiwa mu(XVIII) mwafiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofiwa Consecutive kafiwa / positive subject concord + -kafiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifiwa -tufiwa 2nd person -kufiwa -wafiwa/-kufiweni/-wafiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfiwa -wafiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufiwa -ifiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifiwa -yafiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifiwa -vifiwa n(IX/X) -ifiwa -zifiwa u(XI) -ufiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufiwa pa(XVI) -pafiwa mu(XVIII) -mufiwa Reflexive -jifiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fiwaye -fiwao m-mi(III/IV) -fiwao -fiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fiwalo -fiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fiwacho -fiwavyo n(IX/X) -fiwayo -fiwazo u(XI) -fiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fiwako pa(XVI) -fiwapo mu(XVIII) -fiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefiwa -ofiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofiwa -yofiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofiwa -yofiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofiwa -vyofiwa n(IX/X) -yofiwa -zofiwa u(XI) -ofiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofiwa pa(XVI) -pofiwa mu(XVIII) -mofiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfiwa (“mourner”)