amka

amka

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jímʊka, separative form of Proto-Bantu *jíma. Cognate to Zulu -emuka.

Verb

-amka (infinitive kuamka)

1. to wake up, to get up
2. to be alert

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amka
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuamka							kutoamka
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					amka							amkeni
Habitual					huamka
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 niliamka naliamka tuliamka twaliamka uliamka waliamka mliamka mwaliamka aliamka waliamka uliamka iliamka liliamka yaliamka kiliamka viliamka iliamka ziliamka uliamka kuliamka paliamka muliamka Relative nilioamka nalioamka tulioamka twalioamka ulioamka walioamka mlioamka mwalioamka alioamka walioamka ulioamka ilioamka lilioamka yalioamka kilioamka vilioamka ilioamka zilioamka ulioamka kulioamka palioamka mulioamka Negative sikuamka hatukuamka hukuamka hamkuamka hakuamka hawakuamka haukuamka haikuamka halikuamka hayakuamka hakikuamka havikuamka haikuamka hazikuamka haukuamka hakukuamka hapakuamka hamukuamka
Present Positive ninaamka naamka tunaamka unaamka mnaamka anaamka wanaamka unaamka inaamka linaamka yanaamka kinaamka vinaamka inaamka zinaamka unaamka kunaamka panaamka munaamka Relative ninaoamka naoamka tunaoamka unaoamka mnaoamka anaoamka wanaoamka unaoamka inaoamka linaoamka yanaoamka kinaoamka vinaoamka inaoamka zinaoamka unaoamka kunaoamka panaoamka munaoamka Negative siamki hatuamki huamki hamamki haamki hawaamki hauamki haiamki haliamki hayaamki hakiamki haviamki haiamki haziamki hauamki hakuamki hapaamki hamuamki
Future Positive nitaamka tutaamka utaamka mtaamka ataamka wataamka utaamka itaamka litaamka yataamka kitaamka vitaamka itaamka zitaamka utaamka kutaamka pataamka mutaamka Relative nitakaoamka tutakaoamka utakaoamka mtakaoamka atakaoamka watakaoamka utakaoamka itakaoamka litakaoamka yatakaoamka kitakaoamka vitakaoamka itakaoamka zitakaoamka utakaoamka kutakaoamka patakaoamka mutakaoamka Negative sitaamka hatutaamka hutaamka hamtaamka hataamka hawataamka hautaamka haitaamka halitaamka hayataamka hakitaamka havitaamka haitaamka hazitaamka hautaamka hakutaamka hapataamka hamutaamka
Subjunctive Positive niamke tuamke uamke mamke aamke waamke uamke iamke liamke yaamke kiamke viamke iamke ziamke uamke kuamke paamke muamke Negative nisiamke tusiamke usiamke msiamke asiamke wasiamke usiamke isiamke lisiamke yasiamke kisiamke visiamke isiamke zisiamke usiamke kusiamke pasiamke musiamke
Present Conditional Positive ningeamka tungeamka ungeamka mngeamka angeamka wangeamka ungeamka ingeamka lingeamka yangeamka kingeamka vingeamka ingeamka zingeamka ungeamka kungeamka pangeamka mungeamka Negative nisingeamka singeamka tusingeamka hatungeamka usingeamka hungeamka msingeamka hamngeamka asingeamka hangeamka wasingeamka hawangeamka usingeamka haungeamka isingeamka haingeamka lisingeamka halingeamka yasingeamka hayangeamka kisingeamka hakingeamka visingeamka havingeamka isingeamka haingeamka zisingeamka hazingeamka usingeamka haungeamka kusingeamka hakungeamka pasingeamka hapangeamka musingeamka hamungeamka
Past Conditional Positive ningaliamka tungaliamka ungaliamka mngaliamka angaliamka wangaliamka ungaliamka ingaliamka lingaliamka yangaliamka kingaliamka vingaliamka ingaliamka zingaliamka ungaliamka kungaliamka pangaliamka mungaliamka Negative nisingaliamka singaliamka tusingaliamka hatungaliamka usingaliamka hungaliamka msingaliamka hamngaliamka asingaliamka hangaliamka wasingaliamka hawangaliamka usingaliamka haungaliamka isingaliamka haingaliamka lisingaliamka halingaliamka yasingaliamka hayangaliamka kisingaliamka hakingaliamka visingaliamka havingaliamka isingaliamka haingaliamka zisingaliamka hazingaliamka usingaliamka haungaliamka kusingaliamka hakungaliamka pasingaliamka hapangaliamka musingaliamka hamungaliamka
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningeliamka tungeliamka ungeliamka mngeliamka angeliamka wangeliamka ungeliamka ingeliamka lingeliamka yangeliamka kingeliamka vingeliamka ingeliamka zingeliamka ungeliamka kungeliamka pangeliamka mungeliamka
General Relative Positive niamkao tuamkao uamkao mamkao aamkao waamkao uamkao iamkao liamkao yaamkao kiamkao viamkao iamkao ziamkao uamkao kuamkao paamkao muamkao Negative nisioamka tusioamka usioamka msioamka asioamka wasioamka usioamka isioamka lisioamka yasioamka kisioamka visioamka isioamka zisioamka usioamka kusioamka pasioamka musioamka
Gnomic Positive naamka twaamka waamka mwaamka aamka waamka waamka yaamka laamka yaamka chaamka vyaamka yaamka zaamka waamka kwaamka paamka mwaamka
Perfect Positive nimeamka tumeamka umeamka mmeamka ameamka wameamka umeamka imeamka limeamka yameamka kimeamka vimeamka imeamka zimeamka umeamka kumeamka pameamka mumeamka
"Already" Positive nimeshaamka tumeshaamka umeshaamka mmeshaamka ameshaamka wameshaamka umeshaamka imeshaamka limeshaamka yameshaamka kimeshaamka vimeshaamka imeshaamka zimeshaamka umeshaamka kumeshaamka pameshaamka mumeshaamka
"Not yet" Negative sijaamka hatujaamka hujaamka hamjaamka hajaamka hawajaamka haujaamka haijaamka halijaamka hayajaamka hakijaamka havijaamka haijaamka hazijaamka haujaamka hakujaamka hapajaamka hamujaamka
"If/When" Positive nikiamka tukiamka ukiamka mkiamka akiamka wakiamka ukiamka ikiamka likiamka yakiamka kikiamka vikiamka ikiamka zikiamka ukiamka kukiamka pakiamka mukiamka
"If not" Negative nisipoamka tusipoamka usipoamka msipoamka asipoamka wasipoamka usipoamka isipoamka lisipoamka yasipoamka kisipoamka visipoamka isipoamka zisipoamka usipoamka kusipoamka pasipoamka musipoamka
Consecutive Positive nikaamka tukaamka ukaamka mkaamka akaamka wakaamka ukaamka ikaamka likaamka yakaamka kikaamka vikaamka ikaamka zikaamka ukaamka kukaamka pakaamka mukaamka
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.