amwa

Digo

Verb

amwa

1. to suck, to suckle

References

• Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, 2005, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary, page 93, Digo Language and Literacy Project.

Swahili

Verb

-amwa (infinitive kuamwa)

1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amwa
Positive present -naamwa Subjunctive -amwe Negative -amwi Imperative singular amwa
Infinitives
Positive kuamwa Negative kutoamwa
Imperatives
Singular amwa Plural amweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liamwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamwa/naamwa tunaamwa 2nd person unaamwa mnaamwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamwa wanaamwa other classes positive subject concord + -naamwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amwi) Singular Plural 1st person siamwi hatuamwi 2nd person huamwi hamwamwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamwi hawaamwi other classes negative subject concord + -amwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taamwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amwe) Singular Plural 1st person niamwe tuamwe 2nd person uamwe mwamwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamwe waamwe other classes positive subject concord + -amwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamwa) Singular Plural 1st person naamwa twaamwa 2nd person waamwa mwaamwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamwa waamwa m-mi(III/IV) waamwa yaamwa ji-ma(V/VI) laamwa yaamwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamwa vyaamwa n(IX/X) yaamwa zaamwa u(XI) waamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamwa pa(XVI) paamwa mu(XVIII) mwaamwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamwa Consecutive kaamwa / positive subject concord + -kaamwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamwa -tuamwa 2nd person -kuamwa -waamwa/-kuamweni/-waamweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamwa -waamwa m-mi(III/IV) -uamwa -iamwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liamwa -yaamwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamwa -viamwa n(IX/X) -iamwa -ziamwa u(XI) -uamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamwa pa(XVI) -paamwa mu(XVIII) -muamwa Reflexive -jiamwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amwaye -amwao m-mi(III/IV) -amwao -amwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amwalo -amwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amwacho -amwavyo n(IX/X) -amwayo -amwazo u(XI) -amwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amwako pa(XVI) -amwapo mu(XVIII) -amwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamwa -oamwa m-mi(III/IV) -oamwa -yoamwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loamwa -yoamwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamwa -vyoamwa n(IX/X) -yoamwa -zoamwa u(XI) -oamwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamwa pa(XVI) -poamwa mu(XVIII) -moamwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.