fufua

Niuean

Noun

fufua

1. egg

Related terms

• fua

References

• Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, pages 85-86

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fu̧fu̧la. Cognate with Giryama -fufula and Kipfokomo -fufuya.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fufua (infinitive kufufua)

1. to resurrect, to revive, to bring back to life

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fufua
Positive present -nafufua Subjunctive -fufue Negative -fufui Imperative singular fufua
Infinitives
Positive kufufua Negative kutofufua
Imperatives
Singular fufua Plural fufueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufufua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifufua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufufua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafufua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafufua/nafufua tunafufua 2nd person unafufua mnafufua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafufua wanafufua other classes positive subject concord + -nafufua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fufui) Singular Plural 1st person sifufui hatufufui 2nd person hufufui hamfufui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafufui hawafufui other classes negative subject concord + -fufui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafufua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafufua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fufue) Singular Plural 1st person nifufue tufufue 2nd person ufufue mfufue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afufue wafufue other classes positive subject concord + -fufue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifufue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefufua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefufua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifufua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifufua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afufua) Singular Plural 1st person nafufua twafufua 2nd person wafufua mwafufua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afufua wafufua m-mi(III/IV) wafufua yafufua ji-ma(V/VI) lafufua yafufua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafufua vyafufua n(IX/X) yafufua zafufua u(XI) wafufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafufua pa(XVI) pafufua mu(XVIII) mwafufua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefufua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafufua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafufua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifufua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofufua Consecutive kafufua / positive subject concord + -kafufua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafufue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifufua -tufufua 2nd person -kufufua -wafufua/-kufufueni/-wafufueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfufua -wafufua m-mi(III/IV) -ufufua -ifufua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifufua -yafufua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifufua -vifufua n(IX/X) -ifufua -zifufua u(XI) -ufufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufufua pa(XVI) -pafufua mu(XVIII) -mufufua Reflexive -jifufua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fufua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fufuaye -fufuao m-mi(III/IV) -fufuao -fufuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fufualo -fufuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fufuacho -fufuavyo n(IX/X) -fufuayo -fufuazo u(XI) -fufuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fufuako pa(XVI) -fufuapo mu(XVIII) -fufuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fufua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefufua -ofufua m-mi(III/IV) -ofufua -yofufua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofufua -yofufua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofufua -vyofufua n(IX/X) -yofufua -zofufua u(XI) -ofufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofufua pa(XVI) -pofufua mu(XVIII) -mofufua
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: -fufulia
  • Stative: -fufuka

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufufuo (“resurrection”)