| Conjugation of -nuia |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kunuia |
kutonuia |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
nuia |
nuieni |
| Habitual |
hunuia |
| 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 |
nilinuia nalinuia |
tulinuia twalinuia |
ulinuia walinuia |
mlinuia mwalinuia |
alinuia |
walinuia |
ulinuia |
ilinuia |
lilinuia |
yalinuia |
kilinuia |
vilinuia |
ilinuia |
zilinuia |
ulinuia |
kulinuia |
palinuia |
mulinuia |
| Relative |
nilionuia nalionuia |
tulionuia twalionuia |
ulionuia walionuia |
mlionuia mwalionuia |
alionuia |
walionuia |
ulionuia |
ilionuia |
lilionuia |
yalionuia |
kilionuia |
vilionuia |
ilionuia |
zilionuia |
ulionuia |
kulionuia |
palionuia |
mulionuia |
| Negative |
sikunuia |
hatukunuia |
hukunuia |
hamkunuia |
hakunuia |
hawakunuia |
haukunuia |
haikunuia |
halikunuia |
hayakunuia |
hakikunuia |
havikunuia |
haikunuia |
hazikunuia |
haukunuia |
hakukunuia |
hapakunuia |
hamukunuia |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninanuia nanuia |
tunanuia |
unanuia |
mnanuia |
ananuia |
wananuia |
unanuia |
inanuia |
linanuia |
yananuia |
kinanuia |
vinanuia |
inanuia |
zinanuia |
unanuia |
kunanuia |
pananuia |
munanuia |
| Relative |
ninaonuia naonuia |
tunaonuia |
unaonuia |
mnaonuia |
anaonuia |
wanaonuia |
unaonuia |
inaonuia |
linaonuia |
yanaonuia |
kinaonuia |
vinaonuia |
inaonuia |
zinaonuia |
unaonuia |
kunaonuia |
panaonuia |
munaonuia |
| Negative |
sinuii |
hatunuii |
hunuii |
hamnuii |
hanuii |
hawanuii |
haunuii |
hainuii |
halinuii |
hayanuii |
hakinuii |
havinuii |
hainuii |
hazinuii |
haunuii |
hakunuii |
hapanuii |
hamunuii |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitanuia |
tutanuia |
utanuia |
mtanuia |
atanuia |
watanuia |
utanuia |
itanuia |
litanuia |
yatanuia |
kitanuia |
vitanuia |
itanuia |
zitanuia |
utanuia |
kutanuia |
patanuia |
mutanuia |
| Relative |
nitakaonuia |
tutakaonuia |
utakaonuia |
mtakaonuia |
atakaonuia |
watakaonuia |
utakaonuia |
itakaonuia |
litakaonuia |
yatakaonuia |
kitakaonuia |
vitakaonuia |
itakaonuia |
zitakaonuia |
utakaonuia |
kutakaonuia |
patakaonuia |
mutakaonuia |
| Negative |
sitanuia |
hatutanuia |
hutanuia |
hamtanuia |
hatanuia |
hawatanuia |
hautanuia |
haitanuia |
halitanuia |
hayatanuia |
hakitanuia |
havitanuia |
haitanuia |
hazitanuia |
hautanuia |
hakutanuia |
hapatanuia |
hamutanuia |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
ninuie |
tunuie |
unuie |
mnuie |
anuie |
wanuie |
unuie |
inuie |
linuie |
yanuie |
kinuie |
vinuie |
inuie |
zinuie |
unuie |
kunuie |
panuie |
munuie |
| Negative |
nisinuie |
tusinuie |
usinuie |
msinuie |
asinuie |
wasinuie |
usinuie |
isinuie |
lisinuie |
yasinuie |
kisinuie |
visinuie |
isinuie |
zisinuie |
usinuie |
kusinuie |
pasinuie |
musinuie |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningenuia |
tungenuia |
ungenuia |
mngenuia |
angenuia |
wangenuia |
ungenuia |
ingenuia |
lingenuia |
yangenuia |
kingenuia |
vingenuia |
ingenuia |
zingenuia |
ungenuia |
kungenuia |
pangenuia |
mungenuia |
| Negative |
nisingenuia singenuia |
tusingenuia hatungenuia |
usingenuia hungenuia |
msingenuia hamngenuia |
asingenuia hangenuia |
wasingenuia hawangenuia |
usingenuia haungenuia |
isingenuia haingenuia |
lisingenuia halingenuia |
yasingenuia hayangenuia |
kisingenuia hakingenuia |
visingenuia havingenuia |
isingenuia haingenuia |
zisingenuia hazingenuia |
usingenuia haungenuia |
kusingenuia hakungenuia |
pasingenuia hapangenuia |
musingenuia hamungenuia |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalinuia |
tungalinuia |
ungalinuia |
mngalinuia |
angalinuia |
wangalinuia |
ungalinuia |
ingalinuia |
lingalinuia |
yangalinuia |
kingalinuia |
vingalinuia |
ingalinuia |
zingalinuia |
ungalinuia |
kungalinuia |
pangalinuia |
mungalinuia |
| Negative |
nisingalinuia singalinuia |
tusingalinuia hatungalinuia |
usingalinuia hungalinuia |
msingalinuia hamngalinuia |
asingalinuia hangalinuia |
wasingalinuia hawangalinuia |
usingalinuia haungalinuia |
isingalinuia haingalinuia |
lisingalinuia halingalinuia |
yasingalinuia hayangalinuia |
kisingalinuia hakingalinuia |
visingalinuia havingalinuia |
isingalinuia haingalinuia |
zisingalinuia hazingalinuia |
usingalinuia haungalinuia |
kusingalinuia hakungalinuia |
pasingalinuia hapangalinuia |
musingalinuia hamungalinuia |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelinuia |
tungelinuia |
ungelinuia |
mngelinuia |
angelinuia |
wangelinuia |
ungelinuia |
ingelinuia |
lingelinuia |
yangelinuia |
kingelinuia |
vingelinuia |
ingelinuia |
zingelinuia |
ungelinuia |
kungelinuia |
pangelinuia |
mungelinuia |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
ninuiao |
tunuiao |
unuiao |
mnuiao |
anuiao |
wanuiao |
unuiao |
inuiao |
linuiao |
yanuiao |
kinuiao |
vinuiao |
inuiao |
zinuiao |
unuiao |
kunuiao |
panuiao |
munuiao |
| Negative |
nisionuia |
tusionuia |
usionuia |
msionuia |
asionuia |
wasionuia |
usionuia |
isionuia |
lisionuia |
yasionuia |
kisionuia |
visionuia |
isionuia |
zisionuia |
usionuia |
kusionuia |
pasionuia |
musionuia |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nanuia |
twanuia |
wanuia |
mwanuia |
anuia |
wanuia |
wanuia |
yanuia |
lanuia |
yanuia |
chanuia |
vyanuia |
yanuia |
zanuia |
wanuia |
kwanuia |
panuia |
mwanuia |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimenuia |
tumenuia |
umenuia |
mmenuia |
amenuia |
wamenuia |
umenuia |
imenuia |
limenuia |
yamenuia |
kimenuia |
vimenuia |
imenuia |
zimenuia |
umenuia |
kumenuia |
pamenuia |
mumenuia |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshanuia |
tumeshanuia |
umeshanuia |
mmeshanuia |
ameshanuia |
wameshanuia |
umeshanuia |
imeshanuia |
limeshanuia |
yameshanuia |
kimeshanuia |
vimeshanuia |
imeshanuia |
zimeshanuia |
umeshanuia |
kumeshanuia |
pameshanuia |
mumeshanuia |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijanuia |
hatujanuia |
hujanuia |
hamjanuia |
hajanuia |
hawajanuia |
haujanuia |
haijanuia |
halijanuia |
hayajanuia |
hakijanuia |
havijanuia |
haijanuia |
hazijanuia |
haujanuia |
hakujanuia |
hapajanuia |
hamujanuia |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikinuia |
tukinuia |
ukinuia |
mkinuia |
akinuia |
wakinuia |
ukinuia |
ikinuia |
likinuia |
yakinuia |
kikinuia |
vikinuia |
ikinuia |
zikinuia |
ukinuia |
kukinuia |
pakinuia |
mukinuia |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisiponuia |
tusiponuia |
usiponuia |
msiponuia |
asiponuia |
wasiponuia |
usiponuia |
isiponuia |
lisiponuia |
yasiponuia |
kisiponuia |
visiponuia |
isiponuia |
zisiponuia |
usiponuia |
kusiponuia |
pasiponuia |
musiponuia |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikanuia |
tukanuia |
ukanuia |
mkanuia |
akanuia |
wakanuia |
ukanuia |
ikanuia |
likanuia |
yakanuia |
kikanuia |
vikanuia |
ikanuia |
zikanuia |
ukanuia |
kukanuia |
pakanuia |
mukanuia |
|
| 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. |