Inherited fromProto-Bantu*gɪ́á-. Cognate withTumbukaya-,Yaoja-,Northern Ndebeleya-,Southern Ndebeleya-,Xhosaya- andZuluya-.
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CompareSouthern Ohlonehaysa.
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| person | subject | object | possessive | |||||
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| disjunctive1 | proclitic | enclitic | disjunctive1 | proclitic | enclitic | |||
| singular | first | kaana | ek- | -ek,-k | kiš,kaaniš | kiš- | -kiš | ek-,kaanak |
| second | meene | em-,im- | -em,-im,-m | miš | emiš-,imiš-,miš- | -miš | em-,meenem | |
| third | waaka | Ø-2 | -Ø2 | wiš | Ø-2,eš- | -Ø2,-eš | i-,waakai- | |
| plural | first | makkin | mak- | -mak | makkiš,makkinše | — | — | mak-,makkinmak |
| second | makkam | kam- | -kam | makkamše | — | — | kam-,makkam | |
| third | waakamak | ya- | -ya | yaṭiš | — | — | ya-,waakamak | |
1 Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg.kaana) or with a clitic (eg.kaana-k ...-ek).
2 Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctiveswaaka andwiš may also be used.
Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine and undergo syncope, eg.ellešk(“let me do to him/her/it”) =elle +-eš +-ek
FromProto-Bantu*gíá-.
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FromProto-Bantu*jɪ̀á-.
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| Other scripts | |
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| Ajami | يَـ |
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| class | subject concord | object concord | relative | |
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| 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
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FromProto-Bantu*gíá-.
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FromProto-Bantu*jɪ̀á-.
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*gɪ́á-. Cognate withChichewaya-,Yaoja-,Northern Ndebeleya-,Southern Ndebeleya-,Xhosaya- andZuluya-.
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FromProto-Bantu*gíá-.
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FromProto-Bantu*jɪ̀á-.
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FromProto-Bantu*gíá-.
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FromProto-Bantu*jɪ̀á-.
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