mwaga

Swahili

mwaga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-mwaga (infinitive kumwaga)

1. to pour, to spill
2. to ejaculate

   Synonym: -shusha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -mwaga
Positive present -namwaga Subjunctive -mwage Negative -mwagi Imperative singular mwaga
Infinitives
Positive kumwaga Negative kutomwaga
Imperatives
Singular mwaga Plural mwageni
Tensed forms
Habitual humwaga Positive past positive subject concord + -limwaga Negative past negative subject concord + -kumwaga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namwaga) Singular Plural 1st person ninamwaga/namwaga tunamwaga 2nd person unamwaga mnamwaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamwaga wanamwaga other classes positive subject concord + -namwaga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -mwagi) Singular Plural 1st person simwagi hatumwagi 2nd person humwagi hammwagi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamwagi hawamwagi other classes negative subject concord + -mwagi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamwaga Negative future negative subject concord + -tamwaga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mwage) Singular Plural 1st person nimwage tumwage 2nd person umwage mmwage 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwage wamwage other classes positive subject concord + -mwage
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simwage Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemwaga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemwaga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimwaga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimwaga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amwaga) Singular Plural 1st person namwaga twamwaga 2nd person wamwaga mwamwaga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amwaga wamwaga m-mi(III/IV) wamwaga yamwaga ji-ma(V/VI) lamwaga yamwaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamwaga vyamwaga n(IX/X) yamwaga zamwaga u(XI) wamwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamwaga pa(XVI) pamwaga mu(XVIII) mwamwaga
Perfect positive subject concord + -memwaga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamwaga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamwaga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimwaga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomwaga Consecutive kamwaga / positive subject concord + -kamwaga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamwage
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimwaga -tumwaga 2nd person -kumwaga -wamwaga/-kumwageni/-wamwageni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmwaga -wamwaga m-mi(III/IV) -umwaga -imwaga ji-ma(V/VI) -limwaga -yamwaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimwaga -vimwaga n(IX/X) -imwaga -zimwaga u(XI) -umwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumwaga pa(XVI) -pamwaga mu(XVIII) -mumwaga Reflexive -jimwaga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mwaga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -mwagaye -mwagao m-mi(III/IV) -mwagao -mwagayo ji-ma(V/VI) -mwagalo -mwagayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -mwagacho -mwagavyo n(IX/X) -mwagayo -mwagazo u(XI) -mwagao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -mwagako pa(XVI) -mwagapo mu(XVIII) -mwagamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mwaga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemwaga -omwaga m-mi(III/IV) -omwaga -yomwaga ji-ma(V/VI) -lomwaga -yomwaga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomwaga -vyomwaga n(IX/X) -yomwaga -zomwaga u(XI) -omwaga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komwaga pa(XVI) -pomwaga mu(XVIII) -momwaga
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: -mwagia
  • Causative: -mwagisha
  • Passive: -mwagwa
  • Reciprocal: -mwagana
  • Stative: -mwagika
  • Other formations: -mwaga damu (“to spill blood”), -mwaga mboga, -mwaga unga

• Nominal derivations:
  • umwagaji (“pouring, spilling”)

Yao (Africa)

Verb

-mwaga (infinitive kumwaga, perfect -mwajile)

1. to scratch

Derived terms

• -limwaga (“to scratch oneself”)

References

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
• Edward Steere, LL.D. (1871), Collections for a Handbook of the Yao Language‎^[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 89
• Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎^[2], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 178