amkia

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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-amkia (infinitive kuamkia)

  1. to greet
  2. to accost
  3. to salute

Etymology 2

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Verb

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-amkia (infinitive kuamkia)

  1. Applicative form of -amka: to arrive early; to come before

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -amkia
Positive present -naamkia
Subjunctive -amkie
Negative -amkii
Imperative singular amkia
Infinitives
Positive kuamkia
Negative kutoamkia
Imperatives
Singular amkia
Plural amkieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamkia
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamkia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamkia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamkia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamkia/naamkia tunaamkia
2nd person unaamkia mnaamkia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamkia wanaamkia
other classes positive subject concord + -naamkia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amkii)
Singular Plural
1st person siamkii hatuamkii
2nd person huamkii hamwamkii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamkii hawaamkii
other classes negative subject concord + -amkii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamkia
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamkia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amkie)
Singular Plural
1st person niamkie tuamkie
2nd person uamkie mwamkie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamkie waamkie
other classes positive subject concord + -amkie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamkie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamkia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamkia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamkia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamkia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamkia)
Singular Plural
1st person naamkia twaamkia
2nd person waamkia mwaamkia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamkia waamkia
m-mi(III/IV) waamkia yaamkia
ji-ma(V/VI) laamkia yaamkia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamkia vyaamkia
n(IX/X) yaamkia zaamkia
u(XI) waamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamkia
pa(XVI) paamkia
mu(XVIII) mwaamkia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamkia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamkia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamkia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamkia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamkia
Consecutive kaamkia / positive subject concord + -kaamkia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamkie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamkia -tuamkia
2nd person -kuamkia -waamkia/-kuamkieni/-waamkieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamkia -waamkia
m-mi(III/IV) -uamkia -iamkia
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamkia -yaamkia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamkia -viamkia
n(IX/X) -iamkia -ziamkia
u(XI) -uamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamkia
pa(XVI) -paamkia
mu(XVIII) -muamkia
Reflexive -jiamkia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amkia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -amkiaye -amkiao
m-mi(III/IV) -amkiao -amkiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -amkialo -amkiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amkiacho -amkiavyo
n(IX/X) -amkiayo -amkiazo
u(XI) -amkiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -amkiako
pa(XVI) -amkiapo
mu(XVIII) -amkiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amkia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamkia -oamkia
m-mi(III/IV) -oamkia -yoamkia
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamkia -yoamkia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamkia -vyoamkia
n(IX/X) -yoamkia -zoamkia
u(XI) -oamkia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamkia
pa(XVI) -poamkia
mu(XVIII) -moamkia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.