gaiwa

Hausa

Noun

gâiwā f (plural gaiwōyī, possessed form gâiwar̃)

lungfish

Swahili

Verb

-gaiwa (infinitive kugaiwa)

Passive form of -gaia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gaiwa

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kugaiwa

kutogaiwa

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

gaiwa

gaiweni

Habitual

hugaiwa

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	niligaiwa naligaiwa	tuligaiwa twaligaiwa	uligaiwa waligaiwa	mligaiwa mwaligaiwa	aligaiwa	waligaiwa	uligaiwa	iligaiwa	liligaiwa	yaligaiwa	kiligaiwa	viligaiwa	iligaiwa	ziligaiwa	uligaiwa	kuligaiwa	paligaiwa	muligaiwa
Relative	niliogaiwa naliogaiwa	tuliogaiwa twaliogaiwa	uliogaiwa waliogaiwa	mliogaiwa mwaliogaiwa	aliogaiwa	waliogaiwa	uliogaiwa	iliogaiwa	liliogaiwa	yaliogaiwa	kiliogaiwa	viliogaiwa	iliogaiwa	ziliogaiwa	uliogaiwa	kuliogaiwa	paliogaiwa	muliogaiwa
Negative	sikugaiwa	hatukugaiwa	hukugaiwa	hamkugaiwa	hakugaiwa	hawakugaiwa	haukugaiwa	haikugaiwa	halikugaiwa	hayakugaiwa	hakikugaiwa	havikugaiwa	haikugaiwa	hazikugaiwa	haukugaiwa	hakukugaiwa	hapakugaiwa	hamukugaiwa

Present
Positive	ninagaiwa nagaiwa	tunagaiwa	unagaiwa	mnagaiwa	anagaiwa	wanagaiwa	unagaiwa	inagaiwa	linagaiwa	yanagaiwa	kinagaiwa	vinagaiwa	inagaiwa	zinagaiwa	unagaiwa	kunagaiwa	panagaiwa	munagaiwa
Relative	ninaogaiwa naogaiwa	tunaogaiwa	unaogaiwa	mnaogaiwa	anaogaiwa	wanaogaiwa	unaogaiwa	inaogaiwa	linaogaiwa	yanaogaiwa	kinaogaiwa	vinaogaiwa	inaogaiwa	zinaogaiwa	unaogaiwa	kunaogaiwa	panaogaiwa	munaogaiwa
Negative	sigaiwi	hatugaiwi	hugaiwi	hamgaiwi	hagaiwi	hawagaiwi	haugaiwi	haigaiwi	haligaiwi	hayagaiwi	hakigaiwi	havigaiwi	haigaiwi	hazigaiwi	haugaiwi	hakugaiwi	hapagaiwi	hamugaiwi

Future
Positive	nitagaiwa	tutagaiwa	utagaiwa	mtagaiwa	atagaiwa	watagaiwa	utagaiwa	itagaiwa	litagaiwa	yatagaiwa	kitagaiwa	vitagaiwa	itagaiwa	zitagaiwa	utagaiwa	kutagaiwa	patagaiwa	mutagaiwa
Relative	nitakaogaiwa	tutakaogaiwa	utakaogaiwa	mtakaogaiwa	atakaogaiwa	watakaogaiwa	utakaogaiwa	itakaogaiwa	litakaogaiwa	yatakaogaiwa	kitakaogaiwa	vitakaogaiwa	itakaogaiwa	zitakaogaiwa	utakaogaiwa	kutakaogaiwa	patakaogaiwa	mutakaogaiwa
Negative	sitagaiwa	hatutagaiwa	hutagaiwa	hamtagaiwa	hatagaiwa	hawatagaiwa	hautagaiwa	haitagaiwa	halitagaiwa	hayatagaiwa	hakitagaiwa	havitagaiwa	haitagaiwa	hazitagaiwa	hautagaiwa	hakutagaiwa	hapatagaiwa	hamutagaiwa

Subjunctive
Positive	nigaiwe	tugaiwe	ugaiwe	mgaiwe	agaiwe	wagaiwe	ugaiwe	igaiwe	ligaiwe	yagaiwe	kigaiwe	vigaiwe	igaiwe	zigaiwe	ugaiwe	kugaiwe	pagaiwe	mugaiwe
Negative	nisigaiwe	tusigaiwe	usigaiwe	msigaiwe	asigaiwe	wasigaiwe	usigaiwe	isigaiwe	lisigaiwe	yasigaiwe	kisigaiwe	visigaiwe	isigaiwe	zisigaiwe	usigaiwe	kusigaiwe	pasigaiwe	musigaiwe

Present Conditional
Positive	ningegaiwa	tungegaiwa	ungegaiwa	mngegaiwa	angegaiwa	wangegaiwa	ungegaiwa	ingegaiwa	lingegaiwa	yangegaiwa	kingegaiwa	vingegaiwa	ingegaiwa	zingegaiwa	ungegaiwa	kungegaiwa	pangegaiwa	mungegaiwa
Negative	nisingegaiwa singegaiwa	tusingegaiwa hatungegaiwa	usingegaiwa hungegaiwa	msingegaiwa hamngegaiwa	asingegaiwa hangegaiwa	wasingegaiwa hawangegaiwa	usingegaiwa haungegaiwa	isingegaiwa haingegaiwa	lisingegaiwa halingegaiwa	yasingegaiwa hayangegaiwa	kisingegaiwa hakingegaiwa	visingegaiwa havingegaiwa	isingegaiwa haingegaiwa	zisingegaiwa hazingegaiwa	usingegaiwa haungegaiwa	kusingegaiwa hakungegaiwa	pasingegaiwa hapangegaiwa	musingegaiwa hamungegaiwa

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaligaiwa	tungaligaiwa	ungaligaiwa	mngaligaiwa	angaligaiwa	wangaligaiwa	ungaligaiwa	ingaligaiwa	lingaligaiwa	yangaligaiwa	kingaligaiwa	vingaligaiwa	ingaligaiwa	zingaligaiwa	ungaligaiwa	kungaligaiwa	pangaligaiwa	mungaligaiwa
Negative	nisingaligaiwa singaligaiwa	tusingaligaiwa hatungaligaiwa	usingaligaiwa hungaligaiwa	msingaligaiwa hamngaligaiwa	asingaligaiwa hangaligaiwa	wasingaligaiwa hawangaligaiwa	usingaligaiwa haungaligaiwa	isingaligaiwa haingaligaiwa	lisingaligaiwa halingaligaiwa	yasingaligaiwa hayangaligaiwa	kisingaligaiwa hakingaligaiwa	visingaligaiwa havingaligaiwa	isingaligaiwa haingaligaiwa	zisingaligaiwa hazingaligaiwa	usingaligaiwa haungaligaiwa	kusingaligaiwa hakungaligaiwa	pasingaligaiwa hapangaligaiwa	musingaligaiwa hamungaligaiwa

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeligaiwa	tungeligaiwa	ungeligaiwa	mngeligaiwa	angeligaiwa	wangeligaiwa	ungeligaiwa	ingeligaiwa	lingeligaiwa	yangeligaiwa	kingeligaiwa	vingeligaiwa	ingeligaiwa	zingeligaiwa	ungeligaiwa	kungeligaiwa	pangeligaiwa	mungeligaiwa

General Relative
Positive	nigaiwao	tugaiwao	ugaiwao	mgaiwao	agaiwao	wagaiwao	ugaiwao	igaiwao	ligaiwao	yagaiwao	kigaiwao	vigaiwao	igaiwao	zigaiwao	ugaiwao	kugaiwao	pagaiwao	mugaiwao
Negative	nisiogaiwa	tusiogaiwa	usiogaiwa	msiogaiwa	asiogaiwa	wasiogaiwa	usiogaiwa	isiogaiwa	lisiogaiwa	yasiogaiwa	kisiogaiwa	visiogaiwa	isiogaiwa	zisiogaiwa	usiogaiwa	kusiogaiwa	pasiogaiwa	musiogaiwa

Gnomic
Positive	nagaiwa	twagaiwa	wagaiwa	mwagaiwa	agaiwa	wagaiwa	wagaiwa	yagaiwa	lagaiwa	yagaiwa	chagaiwa	vyagaiwa	yagaiwa	zagaiwa	wagaiwa	kwagaiwa	pagaiwa	mwagaiwa

Perfect
Positive	nimegaiwa	tumegaiwa	umegaiwa	mmegaiwa	amegaiwa	wamegaiwa	umegaiwa	imegaiwa	limegaiwa	yamegaiwa	kimegaiwa	vimegaiwa	imegaiwa	zimegaiwa	umegaiwa	kumegaiwa	pamegaiwa	mumegaiwa

"Already"
Positive	nimeshagaiwa	tumeshagaiwa	umeshagaiwa	mmeshagaiwa	ameshagaiwa	wameshagaiwa	umeshagaiwa	imeshagaiwa	limeshagaiwa	yameshagaiwa	kimeshagaiwa	vimeshagaiwa	imeshagaiwa	zimeshagaiwa	umeshagaiwa	kumeshagaiwa	pameshagaiwa	mumeshagaiwa

"Not yet"
Negative	sijagaiwa	hatujagaiwa	hujagaiwa	hamjagaiwa	hajagaiwa	hawajagaiwa	haujagaiwa	haijagaiwa	halijagaiwa	hayajagaiwa	hakijagaiwa	havijagaiwa	haijagaiwa	hazijagaiwa	haujagaiwa	hakujagaiwa	hapajagaiwa	hamujagaiwa

"If/When"
Positive	nikigaiwa	tukigaiwa	ukigaiwa	mkigaiwa	akigaiwa	wakigaiwa	ukigaiwa	ikigaiwa	likigaiwa	yakigaiwa	kikigaiwa	vikigaiwa	ikigaiwa	zikigaiwa	ukigaiwa	kukigaiwa	pakigaiwa	mukigaiwa

"If not"
Negative	nisipogaiwa	tusipogaiwa	usipogaiwa	msipogaiwa	asipogaiwa	wasipogaiwa	usipogaiwa	isipogaiwa	lisipogaiwa	yasipogaiwa	kisipogaiwa	visipogaiwa	isipogaiwa	zisipogaiwa	usipogaiwa	kusipogaiwa	pasipogaiwa	musipogaiwa

Consecutive
Positive	nikagaiwa	tukagaiwa	ukagaiwa	mkagaiwa	akagaiwa	wakagaiwa	ukagaiwa	ikagaiwa	likagaiwa	yakagaiwa	kikagaiwa	vikagaiwa	ikagaiwa	zikagaiwa	ukagaiwa	kukagaiwa	pakagaiwa	mukagaiwa

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.