wako

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See also: Wako, wa'kö, wak'ó, and wakˀó

Swahili[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

-wako (infinitive kuwako)

  1. to be (at an indefinite/nonspecific place)
    Eliud yuko Kenya.
    Eliud is in Kenya.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -wako (irregular)
Gnomic -ko (irregular)
Subjunctive -weko
Negative -ko (irregular)
Infinitives
Positive kuwako
Negative kutokuwako
Tensed forms
Habitual huwako/huwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwako/-likuwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwako/-kuwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -ko)
Singular Plural
1st person niko tuko
2nd person uko mko
3rd person m-wa(I/II) yuko wako
other classes positive subject concord + -ko
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ko)
Singular Plural
1st person siko hatuko
2nd person huko hamko
3rd person m-wa hayuko hawako
other classes negative subject concord + -ko
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weko)
Singular Plural
1st person niweko tuweko
2nd person uweko muweko
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweko waweko
other classes positive subject concord + -weko
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siweko
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwako/-ngekuwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwako/-singekuwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwako/-ngalikuwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwako/-singalikuwa
Gnomic see positive present
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwako/-mekuwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwako/-meshakuwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawako/-jawa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwako/-kiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwako/-sipokuwa
Consecutive kawako/kawa / positive subject concord + -kawako/-kawa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaweko
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -li- + relative marker + -ko)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -liyeko -lioko
m-mi(III/IV) -lioko -liyoko
ji-ma(V/VI) -liloko -liyoko
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lichoko -livyoko
n(IX/X) -liyoko -lizoko
u(XI) -lioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class
General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker + -ko)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -siyeko -sioko
m-mi(III/IV) -sioko -siyoko
ji-ma(V/VI) -siloko -siyoko
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sichoko -sivyoko
n(IX/X) -siyoko -sizoko
u(XI) -sioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker[sw-conj 1] + relative marker + -kuwako/-kuwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuwako/-yekuwa -okuwako/-okuwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okuwako/-okuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwako/-lokuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwako/-chokuwa -vyokuwako/-vyokuwa
n(IX/X) -yokuwako/-yokuwa -zokuwako/-zokuwa
u(XI) -okuwako/-okuwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
  1. ^ Only past tense -li- or future tense -taka-. For the present, use general positive.
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
See also[edit]
  • -wamo (to be inside (of a definite place))
  • -wapo (to be (at a definite place))

Verb[edit]

wako

  1. third-person plural of -wako (they are (around there))

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

wako

  1. M class inflected form of -ako.
  2. U class inflected form of -ako.
  3. Wa class inflected form of -ako.

Verb[edit]

wako

  1. third-person plural (wa class(II)) positive degree present of -wako (they are (around there))

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

wako

  1. (transitive) to turn, rotate

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of wako
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st towako fowako miwako
2nd nowako niwako
3rd Masculine owako iwako, yowako
Feminine mowako
Neuter iwako
- archaic

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

wako

  1. (transitive) to throw

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of wako (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tawako mawako awako
2nd person nawako fawako
3rd person inanimate iwako dawako
animate
imperative nawako, wako fawako, wako

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics