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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-. Cognate withTooro-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Yao (Africa)-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Chichewa-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”) andTumbuka-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”).
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| person | independent | subject concord | object concord | combined forms | possessive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirmative | negative | na | ndi- | si- | |||||
| singular | first | mimi | ni- | si- | -ni- | nami, namimi | ndimi,ndiye | simi,siye | -angu |
| second | wewe | u- | hu- | -ku- | nawe, nawewe | ndiwe,ndiye | siwe,siye | -ako | |
| third | yeye | a-,yu- | ha-,hayu- | -m-,-mw-,-mu- | naye, nayeye | ndiye | siye | -ake | |
| plural | first | sisi | tu- | hatu- | -tu- | nasi, nasisi | ndisi,ndio | sio | -etu |
| second | ninyi | m-,mw-,mu- | ham-,hamw-,hamu- | -wa- | nanyi, naninyi | ndinyi,ndio | sinyi,sio | -enu | |
| third | wao | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | nao | ndio | sio | -ao | |
| reflexive | — | — | -ji- | — | — | ||||
For a full table including other classes, seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns.
Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-(“1st person plural object concord”). Cognate withSwahili-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Yao (Africa)-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Tumbuka-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”) andChichewa-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”).
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-(class 13 object concord).
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| class | person | independent | possessive | subject concord | object concord | combined forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | ni | ||||||
| class 1 | first | nyowe,nye | -ange | n- | -n- | nanyowe,nanye | ninyowe,ninye |
| second | iwe | -awe | o- | -ku- | naiwe | niiwe | |
| third | uwe | -e | a- | -mu- | nawe | nuwe | |
| class 2 | first | itwe | -aitu | tu- | -tu- | naitwe | niitwe |
| second | inywe | -anyu | mu- | -ba- | nainywe | niinywe | |
| third | bo | -abo | ba- | -ba- | nabo | nubo | |
| class 3 | gwo | -agwo | gu- | -gu- | nagwo | nugwo | |
| class 4 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
| class 5 | lyo | -alyo | li- | -li- | nalyo | niryo | |
| class 6 | go | -ago | ga- | -ga- | nago | nugo | |
| class 7 | kyo | -akyo | ki- | -ki- | nakyo | nikyo | |
| class 8 | byo | -abyo | bi- | -bi- | nabyo | nibyo | |
| class 9 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
| class 10 | zo | -azo | zi- | -zi- | nazo | nizo | |
| class 11 | rwo | -arwo | ru- | -ru- | narwo | nurwo | |
| class 12 | ko | -ako | ka- | -ka- | nako | nuko | |
| class 13 | two | -atwo | tu- | -tu- | natwo | nutwo | |
| class 14 | bwo | -abwo | bu- | -bu- | nabwo | nubwo | |
| class 15 | kwo | -akwo | ku- | -ku- | nakwo | nukwo | |
| class 16 | ho | -aho | ha- | -ha- | naho | nuho | |
| class 17 | (kwo) | N/A | ha- (...-yo) | -ha- | N/A | nukwo | |
| class 18 | (mwo) | -amwo | ha- (...-mu) | -ha- | N/A | numwo | |
| reflexive | -enyini,-onyini | — | -e- | — | |||
Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-(“1st person plural object concord”). Cognate withTooro-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Swahili-tu-(“1st person plural object concord”),Tumbuka-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”) andChichewa-ti-(“1st person plural object concord”).
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