FromProto-Polynesian*laŋo “houseflies, bees, wasps” bymetathesis (compare withMaoringaro andrango,Tonganlango,Samoanlago) fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*laŋaw (compare withMalaylangau “horsefly”,Tagaloglangaw “fly”).[1][2]
Sense of bee is extension, compare also with connection betweenMaoringaro andngaro huruhuru for similar semantic overlap.
nalo
nalo
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nami | nasi | |
| 2nd person | nawe | nanyi | |
| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | naye | nao |
| m-mi(III/IV) | nao | nayo | |
| ji-ma(V/VI) | nalo | nayo | |
| ki-vi(VII/VIII) | nacho | navyo | |
| n(IX/X) | nayo | nazo | |
| u(XI) | nao | seen(X) orma(VI) | |
| ku(XV/XVII) | nako | ||
| pa(XVI) | napo | ||
| mu(XVIII) | namo | ||
For a full table, seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns.