umwa

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From Proto-Oceanic *quma , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quma , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quma , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma , from Proto-Austronesian *qumah ("swidden").

umwa

1. to weed a garden

• Fox, Charles E. (1978), "umwa", in Arosi Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; C-24), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 455

• Audio (Kenya ): (file)

-umwa (infinitive kuumwa )

1. Passive form of -uma : to be in pain, to ache
2. to be sick

Conjugation of -umwa
Positive present -na umwa Subjunctive -umwe Negative -umwi Imperative singular umwa
Infinitives
Positive kuumwa Negative kutoumwa
Imperatives
Singular umwa Plural umweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumwa Positive past positive subject concord + -li umwa Negative past negative subject concord + -ku umwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na umwa) Singular Plural 1st person ni naumwa/na umwa tu naumwa 2nd person u naumwa m naumwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) a naumwa wa naumwa other classes positive subject concord + -na umwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umwi ) Singular Plural 1st person si umwi hatu umwi 2nd person hu umwi hamu umwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ha umwi hawa umwi other classes negative subject concord + -umwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -ta umwa Negative future negative subject concord + -ta umwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umwe ) Singular Plural 1st person ni umwe tu umwe 2nd person u umwe mu umwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) a umwe wa umwe other classes positive subject concord + -umwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -si umwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -nge umwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singe umwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngali umwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singali umwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -a umwa) Singular Plural 1st person na umwa twa umwa 2nd person wa umwa mwa umwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) a umwa wa umwa m-mi(III/IV) wa umwa ya umwa ji-ma(V/VI) la umwa ya umwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) cha umwa vya umwa n(IX/X) ya umwa za umwa u(XI) wa umwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwa umwa pa(XVI) pa umwa mu(XVIII) mwa umwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -me umwa "Already" positive subject concord + -mesha umwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -ja umwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -ki umwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipo umwa Consecutive kaumwa / positive subject concord + -ka umwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -ka umwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ni umwa -tu umwa 2nd person -ku umwa -wa umwa/-ku umweni/-wa umweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mu umwa -wa umwa m-mi(III/IV) -u umwa -i umwa ji-ma(V/VI) -li umwa -ya umwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ki umwa -vi umwa n(IX/X) -i umwa -zi umwa u(XI) -u umwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ku umwa pa(XVI) -pa umwa mu(XVIII) -mu umwa Reflexive -ji umwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umwaye -umwao m-mi(III/IV) -umwao -umwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umwalo -umwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umwacho -umwavyo n(IX/X) -umwayo -umwazo u(XI) -umwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umwako pa(XVI) -umwapo mu(XVIII) -umwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ye umwa -o umwa m-mi(III/IV) -o umwa -yo umwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lo umwa -yo umwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cho umwa -vyo umwa n(IX/X) -yo umwa -zo umwa u(XI) -o umwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ko umwa pa(XVI) -po umwa mu(XVIII) -mo umwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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