| Conjugation of -oana |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kuoana |
kutooana |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
oana |
oaneni |
| Habitual |
huoana |
| 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 |
nilioana nalioana |
tulioana twalioana |
ulioana walioana |
mlioana mwalioana |
alioana |
walioana |
ulioana |
ilioana |
lilioana |
yalioana |
kilioana |
vilioana |
ilioana |
zilioana |
ulioana |
kulioana |
palioana |
mulioana |
| Relative |
niliooana naliooana |
tuliooana twaliooana |
uliooana waliooana |
mliooana mwaliooana |
aliooana |
waliooana |
uliooana |
iliooana |
liliooana |
yaliooana |
kiliooana |
viliooana |
iliooana |
ziliooana |
uliooana |
kuliooana |
paliooana |
muliooana |
| Negative |
sikuoana |
hatukuoana |
hukuoana |
hamkuoana |
hakuoana |
hawakuoana |
haukuoana |
haikuoana |
halikuoana |
hayakuoana |
hakikuoana |
havikuoana |
haikuoana |
hazikuoana |
haukuoana |
hakukuoana |
hapakuoana |
hamukuoana |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninaoana naoana |
tunaoana |
unaoana |
mnaoana |
anaoana |
wanaoana |
unaoana |
inaoana |
linaoana |
yanaoana |
kinaoana |
vinaoana |
inaoana |
zinaoana |
unaoana |
kunaoana |
panaoana |
munaoana |
| Relative |
ninaooana naooana |
tunaooana |
unaooana |
mnaooana |
anaooana |
wanaooana |
unaooana |
inaooana |
linaooana |
yanaooana |
kinaooana |
vinaooana |
inaooana |
zinaooana |
unaooana |
kunaooana |
panaooana |
munaooana |
| Negative |
sioani |
hatuoani |
huoani |
hamoani |
haoani |
hawaoani |
hauoani |
haioani |
halioani |
hayaoani |
hakioani |
havioani |
haioani |
hazioani |
hauoani |
hakuoani |
hapaoani |
hamuoani |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitaoana |
tutaoana |
utaoana |
mtaoana |
ataoana |
wataoana |
utaoana |
itaoana |
litaoana |
yataoana |
kitaoana |
vitaoana |
itaoana |
zitaoana |
utaoana |
kutaoana |
pataoana |
mutaoana |
| Relative |
nitakaooana |
tutakaooana |
utakaooana |
mtakaooana |
atakaooana |
watakaooana |
utakaooana |
itakaooana |
litakaooana |
yatakaooana |
kitakaooana |
vitakaooana |
itakaooana |
zitakaooana |
utakaooana |
kutakaooana |
patakaooana |
mutakaooana |
| Negative |
sitaoana |
hatutaoana |
hutaoana |
hamtaoana |
hataoana |
hawataoana |
hautaoana |
haitaoana |
halitaoana |
hayataoana |
hakitaoana |
havitaoana |
haitaoana |
hazitaoana |
hautaoana |
hakutaoana |
hapataoana |
hamutaoana |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nioane |
tuoane |
uoane |
moane |
aoane |
waoane |
uoane |
ioane |
lioane |
yaoane |
kioane |
vioane |
ioane |
zioane |
uoane |
kuoane |
paoane |
muoane |
| Negative |
nisioane |
tusioane |
usioane |
msioane |
asioane |
wasioane |
usioane |
isioane |
lisioane |
yasioane |
kisioane |
visioane |
isioane |
zisioane |
usioane |
kusioane |
pasioane |
musioane |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningeoana |
tungeoana |
ungeoana |
mngeoana |
angeoana |
wangeoana |
ungeoana |
ingeoana |
lingeoana |
yangeoana |
kingeoana |
vingeoana |
ingeoana |
zingeoana |
ungeoana |
kungeoana |
pangeoana |
mungeoana |
| Negative |
nisingeoana singeoana |
tusingeoana hatungeoana |
usingeoana hungeoana |
msingeoana hamngeoana |
asingeoana hangeoana |
wasingeoana hawangeoana |
usingeoana haungeoana |
isingeoana haingeoana |
lisingeoana halingeoana |
yasingeoana hayangeoana |
kisingeoana hakingeoana |
visingeoana havingeoana |
isingeoana haingeoana |
zisingeoana hazingeoana |
usingeoana haungeoana |
kusingeoana hakungeoana |
pasingeoana hapangeoana |
musingeoana hamungeoana |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalioana |
tungalioana |
ungalioana |
mngalioana |
angalioana |
wangalioana |
ungalioana |
ingalioana |
lingalioana |
yangalioana |
kingalioana |
vingalioana |
ingalioana |
zingalioana |
ungalioana |
kungalioana |
pangalioana |
mungalioana |
| Negative |
nisingalioana singalioana |
tusingalioana hatungalioana |
usingalioana hungalioana |
msingalioana hamngalioana |
asingalioana hangalioana |
wasingalioana hawangalioana |
usingalioana haungalioana |
isingalioana haingalioana |
lisingalioana halingalioana |
yasingalioana hayangalioana |
kisingalioana hakingalioana |
visingalioana havingalioana |
isingalioana haingalioana |
zisingalioana hazingalioana |
usingalioana haungalioana |
kusingalioana hakungalioana |
pasingalioana hapangalioana |
musingalioana hamungalioana |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelioana |
tungelioana |
ungelioana |
mngelioana |
angelioana |
wangelioana |
ungelioana |
ingelioana |
lingelioana |
yangelioana |
kingelioana |
vingelioana |
ingelioana |
zingelioana |
ungelioana |
kungelioana |
pangelioana |
mungelioana |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nioanao |
tuoanao |
uoanao |
moanao |
aoanao |
waoanao |
uoanao |
ioanao |
lioanao |
yaoanao |
kioanao |
vioanao |
ioanao |
zioanao |
uoanao |
kuoanao |
paoanao |
muoanao |
| Negative |
nisiooana |
tusiooana |
usiooana |
msiooana |
asiooana |
wasiooana |
usiooana |
isiooana |
lisiooana |
yasiooana |
kisiooana |
visiooana |
isiooana |
zisiooana |
usiooana |
kusiooana |
pasiooana |
musiooana |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
naoana |
twaoana |
waoana |
mwaoana |
aoana |
waoana |
waoana |
yaoana |
laoana |
yaoana |
chaoana |
vyaoana |
yaoana |
zaoana |
waoana |
kwaoana |
paoana |
mwaoana |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimeoana |
tumeoana |
umeoana |
mmeoana |
ameoana |
wameoana |
umeoana |
imeoana |
limeoana |
yameoana |
kimeoana |
vimeoana |
imeoana |
zimeoana |
umeoana |
kumeoana |
pameoana |
mumeoana |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshaoana |
tumeshaoana |
umeshaoana |
mmeshaoana |
ameshaoana |
wameshaoana |
umeshaoana |
imeshaoana |
limeshaoana |
yameshaoana |
kimeshaoana |
vimeshaoana |
imeshaoana |
zimeshaoana |
umeshaoana |
kumeshaoana |
pameshaoana |
mumeshaoana |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijaoana |
hatujaoana |
hujaoana |
hamjaoana |
hajaoana |
hawajaoana |
haujaoana |
haijaoana |
halijaoana |
hayajaoana |
hakijaoana |
havijaoana |
haijaoana |
hazijaoana |
haujaoana |
hakujaoana |
hapajaoana |
hamujaoana |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikioana |
tukioana |
ukioana |
mkioana |
akioana |
wakioana |
ukioana |
ikioana |
likioana |
yakioana |
kikioana |
vikioana |
ikioana |
zikioana |
ukioana |
kukioana |
pakioana |
mukioana |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipooana |
tusipooana |
usipooana |
msipooana |
asipooana |
wasipooana |
usipooana |
isipooana |
lisipooana |
yasipooana |
kisipooana |
visipooana |
isipooana |
zisipooana |
usipooana |
kusipooana |
pasipooana |
musipooana |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikaoana |
tukaoana |
ukaoana |
mkaoana |
akaoana |
wakaoana |
ukaoana |
ikaoana |
likaoana |
yakaoana |
kikaoana |
vikaoana |
ikaoana |
zikaoana |
ukaoana |
kukaoana |
pakaoana |
mukaoana |
|
| 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. |