Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Balinese (ban) in Module:languages/data/3/b. The ancestor of Balinese is Proto-Malayo-Chamic (poz-mcm-pro)., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nusa, from Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Indonesian (id) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Indonesian is Malay (ms)., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa (first-person possessive nusaku, second-person possessive nusamu, third-person possessive nusanya)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Synonyms
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese nūsa, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Javanese (jv) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Javanese is Old Javanese (kaw)., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Malay (ms) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Malay is Classical Malay (ms-cla) (an etymology-only language whose regular parent is Malay (ms))., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Johor-Selangor" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nusə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Riau-Lingga" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nusa/
- Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə
Noun
nusa (Jawi spelling نوسا, plural nusa-nusa)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Synonyms
Sangir
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Sundanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Sundanese (su) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Sundanese is Old Sundanese (osn)., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Swahili
Verb
-nusa (infinitive kunusa)
- to sniff
Conjugation
Conjugation of -nusa
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Positive present
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-nanusa
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Subjunctive
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-nuse
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Negative
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-nusi
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Imperative singular
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nusa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hunusa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linusa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunusa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninanusa/nanusa
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tunanusa
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2nd person
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unanusa
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mnanusa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananusa
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wananusa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanusa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sinusi
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hatunusi
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2nd person
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hunusi
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hamnusi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanusi
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hawanusi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -nusi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanusa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanusa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuse)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninuse
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tunuse
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2nd person
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unuse
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mnuse
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anuse
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wanuse
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nuse
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinuse
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenusa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenusa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinusa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinusa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menusa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanusa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janusa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinusa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponusa
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Consecutive
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kanusa / positive subject concord + -kanusa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanuse
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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