onana

onana

Swahili

Verb

-onana (infinitive kuonana)

1. Reciprocal form of -ona: see each other, meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onana
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuonana							kutoonana
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					onana							onaneni
Habitual					huonana
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 nilionana nalionana tulionana twalionana ulionana walionana mlionana mwalionana alionana walionana ulionana ilionana lilionana yalionana kilionana vilionana ilionana zilionana ulionana kulionana palionana mulionana Relative nilioonana nalioonana tulioonana twalioonana ulioonana walioonana mlioonana mwalioonana alioonana walioonana ulioonana ilioonana lilioonana yalioonana kilioonana vilioonana ilioonana zilioonana ulioonana kulioonana palioonana mulioonana Negative sikuonana hatukuonana hukuonana hamkuonana hakuonana hawakuonana haukuonana haikuonana halikuonana hayakuonana hakikuonana havikuonana haikuonana hazikuonana haukuonana hakukuonana hapakuonana hamukuonana
Present Positive ninaonana naonana tunaonana unaonana mnaonana anaonana wanaonana unaonana inaonana linaonana yanaonana kinaonana vinaonana inaonana zinaonana unaonana kunaonana panaonana munaonana Relative ninaoonana naoonana tunaoonana unaoonana mnaoonana anaoonana wanaoonana unaoonana inaoonana linaoonana yanaoonana kinaoonana vinaoonana inaoonana zinaoonana unaoonana kunaoonana panaoonana munaoonana Negative sionani hatuonani huonani hamonani haonani hawaonani hauonani haionani halionani hayaonani hakionani havionani haionani hazionani hauonani hakuonani hapaonani hamuonani
Future Positive nitaonana tutaonana utaonana mtaonana ataonana wataonana utaonana itaonana litaonana yataonana kitaonana vitaonana itaonana zitaonana utaonana kutaonana pataonana mutaonana Relative nitakaoonana tutakaoonana utakaoonana mtakaoonana atakaoonana watakaoonana utakaoonana itakaoonana litakaoonana yatakaoonana kitakaoonana vitakaoonana itakaoonana zitakaoonana utakaoonana kutakaoonana patakaoonana mutakaoonana Negative sitaonana hatutaonana hutaonana hamtaonana hataonana hawataonana hautaonana haitaonana halitaonana hayataonana hakitaonana havitaonana haitaonana hazitaonana hautaonana hakutaonana hapataonana hamutaonana
Subjunctive Positive nionane tuonane uonane monane aonane waonane uonane ionane lionane yaonane kionane vionane ionane zionane uonane kuonane paonane muonane Negative nisionane tusionane usionane msionane asionane wasionane usionane isionane lisionane yasionane kisionane visionane isionane zisionane usionane kusionane pasionane musionane
Present Conditional Positive ningeonana tungeonana ungeonana mngeonana angeonana wangeonana ungeonana ingeonana lingeonana yangeonana kingeonana vingeonana ingeonana zingeonana ungeonana kungeonana pangeonana mungeonana Negative nisingeonana singeonana tusingeonana hatungeonana usingeonana hungeonana msingeonana hamngeonana asingeonana hangeonana wasingeonana hawangeonana usingeonana haungeonana isingeonana haingeonana lisingeonana halingeonana yasingeonana hayangeonana kisingeonana hakingeonana visingeonana havingeonana isingeonana haingeonana zisingeonana hazingeonana usingeonana haungeonana kusingeonana hakungeonana pasingeonana hapangeonana musingeonana hamungeonana
Past Conditional Positive ningalionana tungalionana ungalionana mngalionana angalionana wangalionana ungalionana ingalionana lingalionana yangalionana kingalionana vingalionana ingalionana zingalionana ungalionana kungalionana pangalionana mungalionana Negative nisingalionana singalionana tusingalionana hatungalionana usingalionana hungalionana msingalionana hamngalionana asingalionana hangalionana wasingalionana hawangalionana usingalionana haungalionana isingalionana haingalionana lisingalionana halingalionana yasingalionana hayangalionana kisingalionana hakingalionana visingalionana havingalionana isingalionana haingalionana zisingalionana hazingalionana usingalionana haungalionana kusingalionana hakungalionana pasingalionana hapangalionana musingalionana hamungalionana
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelionana tungelionana ungelionana mngelionana angelionana wangelionana ungelionana ingelionana lingelionana yangelionana kingelionana vingelionana ingelionana zingelionana ungelionana kungelionana pangelionana mungelionana
General Relative Positive nionanao tuonanao uonanao monanao aonanao waonanao uonanao ionanao lionanao yaonanao kionanao vionanao ionanao zionanao uonanao kuonanao paonanao muonanao Negative nisioonana tusioonana usioonana msioonana asioonana wasioonana usioonana isioonana lisioonana yasioonana kisioonana visioonana isioonana zisioonana usioonana kusioonana pasioonana musioonana
Gnomic Positive naonana twaonana waonana mwaonana aonana waonana waonana yaonana laonana yaonana chaonana vyaonana yaonana zaonana waonana kwaonana paonana mwaonana
Perfect Positive nimeonana tumeonana umeonana mmeonana ameonana wameonana umeonana imeonana limeonana yameonana kimeonana vimeonana imeonana zimeonana umeonana kumeonana pameonana mumeonana
"Already" Positive nimeshaonana tumeshaonana umeshaonana mmeshaonana ameshaonana wameshaonana umeshaonana imeshaonana limeshaonana yameshaonana kimeshaonana vimeshaonana imeshaonana zimeshaonana umeshaonana kumeshaonana pameshaonana mumeshaonana
"Not yet" Negative sijaonana hatujaonana hujaonana hamjaonana hajaonana hawajaonana haujaonana haijaonana halijaonana hayajaonana hakijaonana havijaonana haijaonana hazijaonana haujaonana hakujaonana hapajaonana hamujaonana
"If/When" Positive nikionana tukionana ukionana mkionana akionana wakionana ukionana ikionana likionana yakionana kikionana vikionana ikionana zikionana ukionana kukionana pakionana mukionana
"If not" Negative nisipoonana tusipoonana usipoonana msipoonana asipoonana wasipoonana usipoonana isipoonana lisipoonana yasipoonana kisipoonana visipoonana isipoonana zisipoonana usipoonana kusipoonana pasipoonana musipoonana
Consecutive Positive nikaonana tukaonana ukaonana mkaonana akaonana wakaonana ukaonana ikaonana likaonana yakaonana kikaonana vikaonana ikaonana zikaonana ukaonana kukaonana pakaonana mukaonana
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.