-ki-
-ki-
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | niki- | tuki- | |
2nd person | uki- | mki- | |
3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | aki- | waki- |
m-mi(III/IV) | uki- | iki- | |
ji-ma(V/VI) | liki- | yaki- | |
ki-vi(VII/VIII) | kiki- | viki- | |
n(IX/X) | iki- | ziki- | |
u(XI) | uki- | seen(X) orma(VI) | |
ku(XV/XVII) | kuki- | ||
pa(XVI) | paki- | ||
mu(XVIII) | mki- |
For more information, seeAppendix:Swahili verbs.
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require-ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.
-ki-
class | subject concord | object concord | relative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
affirmative | negative | |||
m(I) | a-,yu- | ha-,hayu- | -m-,-mw-,-mu- | -ye |
wa(II) | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | -o |
m(III) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
mi(IV) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
ji(V) | li- | hali- | -li- | -lo |
ma(VI) | ya- | haya- | -ya- | -yo |
ki(VII) | ki- | haki- | -ki- | -cho |
vi(VIII) | vi- | havi- | -vi- | -vyo |
n(IX) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
n(X) | zi- | hazi- | -zi- | -zo |
u(XI) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
ku(XV/XVII) | ku- | haku- | -ku- | -ko |
pa(XVI) | pa- | hapa- | -pa- | -po |
mu(XVIII) | m-,mw-,mu- | ham-,hamw-,hamu- | -mu- | -mo |
For a full table including first and second person,
seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns
Compare withArigidi-kí-,Ede Idaca-kú-
-kí-
For nouns that start with a vowel, the vowel inkí is deleted, but the high tone is retained. For nouns that start with a consonant,kí is inserted directly.