kinga

kinga

See also: Kinga

Swahili

Verb

-kinga (infinitive kukinga)

1. protect, shield
2. ward off, obstruct, thwart

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kinga
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kukinga							kutokinga
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					kinga							kingeni
Habitual					hukinga
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 nilikinga nalikinga tulikinga twalikinga ulikinga walikinga mlikinga mwalikinga alikinga walikinga ulikinga ilikinga lilikinga yalikinga kilikinga vilikinga ilikinga zilikinga ulikinga kulikinga palikinga mulikinga Relative niliokinga naliokinga tuliokinga twaliokinga uliokinga waliokinga mliokinga mwaliokinga aliokinga waliokinga uliokinga iliokinga liliokinga yaliokinga kiliokinga viliokinga iliokinga ziliokinga uliokinga kuliokinga paliokinga muliokinga Negative sikukinga hatukukinga hukukinga hamkukinga hakukinga hawakukinga haukukinga haikukinga halikukinga hayakukinga hakikukinga havikukinga haikukinga hazikukinga haukukinga hakukukinga hapakukinga hamukukinga
Present Positive ninakinga nakinga tunakinga unakinga mnakinga anakinga wanakinga unakinga inakinga linakinga yanakinga kinakinga vinakinga inakinga zinakinga unakinga kunakinga panakinga munakinga Relative ninaokinga naokinga tunaokinga unaokinga mnaokinga anaokinga wanaokinga unaokinga inaokinga linaokinga yanaokinga kinaokinga vinaokinga inaokinga zinaokinga unaokinga kunaokinga panaokinga munaokinga Negative sikingi hatukingi hukingi hamkingi hakingi hawakingi haukingi haikingi halikingi hayakingi hakikingi havikingi haikingi hazikingi haukingi hakukingi hapakingi hamukingi
Future Positive nitakinga tutakinga utakinga mtakinga atakinga watakinga utakinga itakinga litakinga yatakinga kitakinga vitakinga itakinga zitakinga utakinga kutakinga patakinga mutakinga Relative nitakaokinga tutakaokinga utakaokinga mtakaokinga atakaokinga watakaokinga utakaokinga itakaokinga litakaokinga yatakaokinga kitakaokinga vitakaokinga itakaokinga zitakaokinga utakaokinga kutakaokinga patakaokinga mutakaokinga Negative sitakinga hatutakinga hutakinga hamtakinga hatakinga hawatakinga hautakinga haitakinga halitakinga hayatakinga hakitakinga havitakinga haitakinga hazitakinga hautakinga hakutakinga hapatakinga hamutakinga
Subjunctive Positive nikinge tukinge ukinge mkinge akinge wakinge ukinge ikinge likinge yakinge kikinge vikinge ikinge zikinge ukinge kukinge pakinge mukinge Negative nisikinge tusikinge usikinge msikinge asikinge wasikinge usikinge isikinge lisikinge yasikinge kisikinge visikinge isikinge zisikinge usikinge kusikinge pasikinge musikinge
Present Conditional Positive ningekinga tungekinga ungekinga mngekinga angekinga wangekinga ungekinga ingekinga lingekinga yangekinga kingekinga vingekinga ingekinga zingekinga ungekinga kungekinga pangekinga mungekinga Negative nisingekinga singekinga tusingekinga hatungekinga usingekinga hungekinga msingekinga hamngekinga asingekinga hangekinga wasingekinga hawangekinga usingekinga haungekinga isingekinga haingekinga lisingekinga halingekinga yasingekinga hayangekinga kisingekinga hakingekinga visingekinga havingekinga isingekinga haingekinga zisingekinga hazingekinga usingekinga haungekinga kusingekinga hakungekinga pasingekinga hapangekinga musingekinga hamungekinga
Past Conditional Positive ningalikinga tungalikinga ungalikinga mngalikinga angalikinga wangalikinga ungalikinga ingalikinga lingalikinga yangalikinga kingalikinga vingalikinga ingalikinga zingalikinga ungalikinga kungalikinga pangalikinga mungalikinga Negative nisingalikinga singalikinga tusingalikinga hatungalikinga usingalikinga hungalikinga msingalikinga hamngalikinga asingalikinga hangalikinga wasingalikinga hawangalikinga usingalikinga haungalikinga isingalikinga haingalikinga lisingalikinga halingalikinga yasingalikinga hayangalikinga kisingalikinga hakingalikinga visingalikinga havingalikinga isingalikinga haingalikinga zisingalikinga hazingalikinga usingalikinga haungalikinga kusingalikinga hakungalikinga pasingalikinga hapangalikinga musingalikinga hamungalikinga
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelikinga tungelikinga ungelikinga mngelikinga angelikinga wangelikinga ungelikinga ingelikinga lingelikinga yangelikinga kingelikinga vingelikinga ingelikinga zingelikinga ungelikinga kungelikinga pangelikinga mungelikinga
General Relative Positive nikingao tukingao ukingao mkingao akingao wakingao ukingao ikingao likingao yakingao kikingao vikingao ikingao zikingao ukingao kukingao pakingao mukingao Negative nisiokinga tusiokinga usiokinga msiokinga asiokinga wasiokinga usiokinga isiokinga lisiokinga yasiokinga kisiokinga visiokinga isiokinga zisiokinga usiokinga kusiokinga pasiokinga musiokinga
Gnomic Positive nakinga twakinga wakinga mwakinga akinga wakinga wakinga yakinga lakinga yakinga chakinga vyakinga yakinga zakinga wakinga kwakinga pakinga mwakinga
Perfect Positive nimekinga tumekinga umekinga mmekinga amekinga wamekinga umekinga imekinga limekinga yamekinga kimekinga vimekinga imekinga zimekinga umekinga kumekinga pamekinga mumekinga
"Already" Positive nimeshakinga tumeshakinga umeshakinga mmeshakinga ameshakinga wameshakinga umeshakinga imeshakinga limeshakinga yameshakinga kimeshakinga vimeshakinga imeshakinga zimeshakinga umeshakinga kumeshakinga pameshakinga mumeshakinga
"Not yet" Negative sijakinga hatujakinga hujakinga hamjakinga hajakinga hawajakinga haujakinga haijakinga halijakinga hayajakinga hakijakinga havijakinga haijakinga hazijakinga haujakinga hakujakinga hapajakinga hamujakinga
"If/When" Positive nikikinga tukikinga ukikinga mkikinga akikinga wakikinga ukikinga ikikinga likikinga yakikinga kikikinga vikikinga ikikinga zikikinga ukikinga kukikinga pakikinga mukikinga
"If not" Negative nisipokinga tusipokinga usipokinga msipokinga asipokinga wasipokinga usipokinga isipokinga lisipokinga yasipokinga kisipokinga visipokinga isipokinga zisipokinga usipokinga kusipokinga pasipokinga musipokinga
Consecutive Positive nikakinga tukakinga ukakinga mkakinga akakinga wakakinga ukakinga ikakinga likakinga yakakinga kikakinga vikakinga ikakinga zikakinga ukakinga kukakinga pakakinga mukakinga
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.

Noun

kinga (n class, plural kinga) or kinga (ki-vi class, plural vinga)

1. something which blocks, protects, or obstructs

Synonyms

• mkinga