Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-(“Class 13 noun prefix”).
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-(“Class 13 noun prefix”).
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-(“Class 13 noun prefix”).
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-(“Class 13 noun prefix”).
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FromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-.
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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. | |||||||||
FromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-.
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FromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-.
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FromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-.
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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*tʊ̀-
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ́-
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From earlier*natu- via truncation, fromProto-Oceanic*natu, fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*natu.
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Inherited fromProto-Bantu*tʊ̀-.
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| pronoun | noun possessor/ series II verb argument | postposition object | series I verb argument | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transitive patient | intransitive patient-like | intransitive agent-like | transitive agent | |||||||
| first person | ewü | y-,∅-,ü-,u-1 | w-,wi- | |||||||
| first person dual inclusive | küwü | k-,kü-,ku-,ki- | k-,kii-,ki-1 | |||||||
| second person | amödö | ö-,öy-/ödh-,o-,oy-/odh-,a-,ay-/adh- | m-,mi- | |||||||
| first person dual exclusive | nña | y-/dh-,ch-,∅-,i-1 | chö- | ∅- | n-,ni- | |||||
| third person | tüwü | n-,ni- | ||||||||
| distant past third person | — | kün-,kun-,kin-,ken-,küm-,kum-,kim-,kini- | ||||||||
| coreferential/reflexive | — | t-,tü-,tu-,ti-,te- | — | |||||||
| reciprocal | — | — | öö- | |||||||
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| series I verb argument: transitive agent and transitive patient | |
|---|---|
| first person > second person | mön-,man-,mon-,möm-,möni- |
| first person dual exclusive > second person | |
| second person > first person | k-,kü-,ku-,ki- |
| second person > first person dual exclusive | |
| third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person | see person X in the chart above |