nyonga

nyonga

Swahili

Noun

nyonga (n class, plural nyonga)

1. Alternative form of unyonga

Noun

nyonga

1. plural of unyonga

Verb

-nyonga (infinitive kunyonga)

1. to strangle, throttle; hang

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyonga
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kunyonga							kutonyonga
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					nyonga							nyongeni
Habitual					hunyonga
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 nilinyonga nalinyonga tulinyonga twalinyonga ulinyonga walinyonga mlinyonga mwalinyonga alinyonga walinyonga ulinyonga ilinyonga lilinyonga yalinyonga kilinyonga vilinyonga ilinyonga zilinyonga ulinyonga kulinyonga palinyonga mulinyonga Relative nilionyonga nalionyonga tulionyonga twalionyonga ulionyonga walionyonga mlionyonga mwalionyonga alionyonga walionyonga ulionyonga ilionyonga lilionyonga yalionyonga kilionyonga vilionyonga ilionyonga zilionyonga ulionyonga kulionyonga palionyonga mulionyonga Negative sikunyonga hatukunyonga hukunyonga hamkunyonga hakunyonga hawakunyonga haukunyonga haikunyonga halikunyonga hayakunyonga hakikunyonga havikunyonga haikunyonga hazikunyonga haukunyonga hakukunyonga hapakunyonga hamukunyonga
Present Positive ninanyonga nanyonga tunanyonga unanyonga mnanyonga ananyonga wananyonga unanyonga inanyonga linanyonga yananyonga kinanyonga vinanyonga inanyonga zinanyonga unanyonga kunanyonga pananyonga munanyonga Relative ninaonyonga naonyonga tunaonyonga unaonyonga mnaonyonga anaonyonga wanaonyonga unaonyonga inaonyonga linaonyonga yanaonyonga kinaonyonga vinaonyonga inaonyonga zinaonyonga unaonyonga kunaonyonga panaonyonga munaonyonga Negative sinyongi hatunyongi hunyongi hamnyongi hanyongi hawanyongi haunyongi hainyongi halinyongi hayanyongi hakinyongi havinyongi hainyongi hazinyongi haunyongi hakunyongi hapanyongi hamunyongi
Future Positive nitanyonga tutanyonga utanyonga mtanyonga atanyonga watanyonga utanyonga itanyonga litanyonga yatanyonga kitanyonga vitanyonga itanyonga zitanyonga utanyonga kutanyonga patanyonga mutanyonga Relative nitakaonyonga tutakaonyonga utakaonyonga mtakaonyonga atakaonyonga watakaonyonga utakaonyonga itakaonyonga litakaonyonga yatakaonyonga kitakaonyonga vitakaonyonga itakaonyonga zitakaonyonga utakaonyonga kutakaonyonga patakaonyonga mutakaonyonga Negative sitanyonga hatutanyonga hutanyonga hamtanyonga hatanyonga hawatanyonga hautanyonga haitanyonga halitanyonga hayatanyonga hakitanyonga havitanyonga haitanyonga hazitanyonga hautanyonga hakutanyonga hapatanyonga hamutanyonga
Subjunctive Positive ninyonge tunyonge unyonge mnyonge anyonge wanyonge unyonge inyonge linyonge yanyonge kinyonge vinyonge inyonge zinyonge unyonge kunyonge panyonge munyonge Negative nisinyonge tusinyonge usinyonge msinyonge asinyonge wasinyonge usinyonge isinyonge lisinyonge yasinyonge kisinyonge visinyonge isinyonge zisinyonge usinyonge kusinyonge pasinyonge musinyonge
Present Conditional Positive ningenyonga tungenyonga ungenyonga mngenyonga angenyonga wangenyonga ungenyonga ingenyonga lingenyonga yangenyonga kingenyonga vingenyonga ingenyonga zingenyonga ungenyonga kungenyonga pangenyonga mungenyonga Negative nisingenyonga singenyonga tusingenyonga hatungenyonga usingenyonga hungenyonga msingenyonga hamngenyonga asingenyonga hangenyonga wasingenyonga hawangenyonga usingenyonga haungenyonga isingenyonga haingenyonga lisingenyonga halingenyonga yasingenyonga hayangenyonga kisingenyonga hakingenyonga visingenyonga havingenyonga isingenyonga haingenyonga zisingenyonga hazingenyonga usingenyonga haungenyonga kusingenyonga hakungenyonga pasingenyonga hapangenyonga musingenyonga hamungenyonga
Past Conditional Positive ningalinyonga tungalinyonga ungalinyonga mngalinyonga angalinyonga wangalinyonga ungalinyonga ingalinyonga lingalinyonga yangalinyonga kingalinyonga vingalinyonga ingalinyonga zingalinyonga ungalinyonga kungalinyonga pangalinyonga mungalinyonga Negative nisingalinyonga singalinyonga tusingalinyonga hatungalinyonga usingalinyonga hungalinyonga msingalinyonga hamngalinyonga asingalinyonga hangalinyonga wasingalinyonga hawangalinyonga usingalinyonga haungalinyonga isingalinyonga haingalinyonga lisingalinyonga halingalinyonga yasingalinyonga hayangalinyonga kisingalinyonga hakingalinyonga visingalinyonga havingalinyonga isingalinyonga haingalinyonga zisingalinyonga hazingalinyonga usingalinyonga haungalinyonga kusingalinyonga hakungalinyonga pasingalinyonga hapangalinyonga musingalinyonga hamungalinyonga
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelinyonga tungelinyonga ungelinyonga mngelinyonga angelinyonga wangelinyonga ungelinyonga ingelinyonga lingelinyonga yangelinyonga kingelinyonga vingelinyonga ingelinyonga zingelinyonga ungelinyonga kungelinyonga pangelinyonga mungelinyonga
General Relative Positive ninyongao tunyongao unyongao mnyongao anyongao wanyongao unyongao inyongao linyongao yanyongao kinyongao vinyongao inyongao zinyongao unyongao kunyongao panyongao munyongao Negative nisionyonga tusionyonga usionyonga msionyonga asionyonga wasionyonga usionyonga isionyonga lisionyonga yasionyonga kisionyonga visionyonga isionyonga zisionyonga usionyonga kusionyonga pasionyonga musionyonga
Gnomic Positive nanyonga twanyonga wanyonga mwanyonga anyonga wanyonga wanyonga yanyonga lanyonga yanyonga chanyonga vyanyonga yanyonga zanyonga wanyonga kwanyonga panyonga mwanyonga
Perfect Positive nimenyonga tumenyonga umenyonga mmenyonga amenyonga wamenyonga umenyonga imenyonga limenyonga yamenyonga kimenyonga vimenyonga imenyonga zimenyonga umenyonga kumenyonga pamenyonga mumenyonga
"Already" Positive nimeshanyonga tumeshanyonga umeshanyonga mmeshanyonga ameshanyonga wameshanyonga umeshanyonga imeshanyonga limeshanyonga yameshanyonga kimeshanyonga vimeshanyonga imeshanyonga zimeshanyonga umeshanyonga kumeshanyonga pameshanyonga mumeshanyonga
"Not yet" Negative sijanyonga hatujanyonga hujanyonga hamjanyonga hajanyonga hawajanyonga haujanyonga haijanyonga halijanyonga hayajanyonga hakijanyonga havijanyonga haijanyonga hazijanyonga haujanyonga hakujanyonga hapajanyonga hamujanyonga
"If/When" Positive nikinyonga tukinyonga ukinyonga mkinyonga akinyonga wakinyonga ukinyonga ikinyonga likinyonga yakinyonga kikinyonga vikinyonga ikinyonga zikinyonga ukinyonga kukinyonga pakinyonga mukinyonga
"If not" Negative nisiponyonga tusiponyonga usiponyonga msiponyonga asiponyonga wasiponyonga usiponyonga isiponyonga lisiponyonga yasiponyonga kisiponyonga visiponyonga isiponyonga zisiponyonga usiponyonga kusiponyonga pasiponyonga musiponyonga
Consecutive Positive nikanyonga tukanyonga ukanyonga mkanyonga akanyonga wakanyonga ukanyonga ikanyonga likanyonga yakanyonga kikanyonga vikanyonga ikanyonga zikanyonga ukanyonga kukanyonga pakanyonga mukanyonga
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.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -nyongeka (“be twisted”)