simulia

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَمِير (samīr).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-simulia (infinitive kusimulia)

1. to narrate, to recount

Conjugation

Conjugation of -simulia
Positive present -nasimulia Subjunctive -simulie Negative -simulii Imperative singular simulia
Infinitives
Positive kusimulia Negative kutosimulia
Imperatives
Singular simulia Plural simulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimulia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimulia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimulia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasimulia/nasimulia tunasimulia 2nd person unasimulia mnasimulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimulia wanasimulia other classes positive subject concord + -nasimulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simulii) Singular Plural 1st person sisimulii hatusimulii 2nd person husimulii hamsimulii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimulii hawasimulii other classes negative subject concord + -simulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimulia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simulie) Singular Plural 1st person nisimulie tusimulie 2nd person usimulie msimulie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimulie wasimulie other classes positive subject concord + -simulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimulie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimulia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimulia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimulia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimulia) Singular Plural 1st person nasimulia twasimulia 2nd person wasimulia mwasimulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimulia wasimulia m-mi(III/IV) wasimulia yasimulia ji-ma(V/VI) lasimulia yasimulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimulia vyasimulia n(IX/X) yasimulia zasimulia u(XI) wasimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasimulia pa(XVI) pasimulia mu(XVIII) mwasimulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimulia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimulia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimulia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimulia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposimulia Consecutive kasimulia / positive subject concord + -kasimulia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimulie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisimulia -tusimulia 2nd person -kusimulia -wasimulia/-kusimulieni/-wasimulieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimulia -wasimulia m-mi(III/IV) -usimulia -isimulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimulia -yasimulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimulia -visimulia n(IX/X) -isimulia -zisimulia u(XI) -usimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusimulia pa(XVI) -pasimulia mu(XVIII) -musimulia Reflexive -jisimulia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simulia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -simuliaye -simuliao m-mi(III/IV) -simuliao -simuliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -simulialo -simuliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simuliacho -simuliavyo n(IX/X) -simuliayo -simuliazo u(XI) -simuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -simuliako pa(XVI) -simuliapo mu(XVIII) -simuliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simulia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesimulia -osimulia m-mi(III/IV) -osimulia -yosimulia ji-ma(V/VI) -losimulia -yosimulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimulia -vyosimulia n(IX/X) -yosimulia -zosimulia u(XI) -osimulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosimulia pa(XVI) -posimulia mu(XVIII) -mosimulia
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:
  • msimuliaji (“narrator”)
  • msimulizi (“narrator”)
  • simulizi (“story, narrative”)

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150 Nr. 1354