| Conjugation of -onea |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kuonea |
kutoonea |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
onea |
oneeni |
| Habitual |
huonea |
| 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 |
nilionea nalionea |
tulionea twalionea |
ulionea walionea |
mlionea mwalionea |
alionea |
walionea |
ulionea |
ilionea |
lilionea |
yalionea |
kilionea |
vilionea |
ilionea |
zilionea |
ulionea |
kulionea |
palionea |
mulionea |
| Relative |
nilioonea nalioonea |
tulioonea twalioonea |
ulioonea walioonea |
mlioonea mwalioonea |
alioonea |
walioonea |
ulioonea |
ilioonea |
lilioonea |
yalioonea |
kilioonea |
vilioonea |
ilioonea |
zilioonea |
ulioonea |
kulioonea |
palioonea |
mulioonea |
| Negative |
sikuonea |
hatukuonea |
hukuonea |
hamkuonea |
hakuonea |
hawakuonea |
haukuonea |
haikuonea |
halikuonea |
hayakuonea |
hakikuonea |
havikuonea |
haikuonea |
hazikuonea |
haukuonea |
hakukuonea |
hapakuonea |
hamukuonea |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninaonea naonea |
tunaonea |
unaonea |
mnaonea |
anaonea |
wanaonea |
unaonea |
inaonea |
linaonea |
yanaonea |
kinaonea |
vinaonea |
inaonea |
zinaonea |
unaonea |
kunaonea |
panaonea |
munaonea |
| Relative |
ninaoonea naoonea |
tunaoonea |
unaoonea |
mnaoonea |
anaoonea |
wanaoonea |
unaoonea |
inaoonea |
linaoonea |
yanaoonea |
kinaoonea |
vinaoonea |
inaoonea |
zinaoonea |
unaoonea |
kunaoonea |
panaoonea |
munaoonea |
| Negative |
sionei |
hatuonei |
huonei |
hamonei |
haonei |
hawaonei |
hauonei |
haionei |
halionei |
hayaonei |
hakionei |
havionei |
haionei |
hazionei |
hauonei |
hakuonei |
hapaonei |
hamuonei |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitaonea |
tutaonea |
utaonea |
mtaonea |
ataonea |
wataonea |
utaonea |
itaonea |
litaonea |
yataonea |
kitaonea |
vitaonea |
itaonea |
zitaonea |
utaonea |
kutaonea |
pataonea |
mutaonea |
| Relative |
nitakaoonea |
tutakaoonea |
utakaoonea |
mtakaoonea |
atakaoonea |
watakaoonea |
utakaoonea |
itakaoonea |
litakaoonea |
yatakaoonea |
kitakaoonea |
vitakaoonea |
itakaoonea |
zitakaoonea |
utakaoonea |
kutakaoonea |
patakaoonea |
mutakaoonea |
| Negative |
sitaonea |
hatutaonea |
hutaonea |
hamtaonea |
hataonea |
hawataonea |
hautaonea |
haitaonea |
halitaonea |
hayataonea |
hakitaonea |
havitaonea |
haitaonea |
hazitaonea |
hautaonea |
hakutaonea |
hapataonea |
hamutaonea |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nionee |
tuonee |
uonee |
monee |
aonee |
waonee |
uonee |
ionee |
lionee |
yaonee |
kionee |
vionee |
ionee |
zionee |
uonee |
kuonee |
paonee |
muonee |
| Negative |
nisionee |
tusionee |
usionee |
msionee |
asionee |
wasionee |
usionee |
isionee |
lisionee |
yasionee |
kisionee |
visionee |
isionee |
zisionee |
usionee |
kusionee |
pasionee |
musionee |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningeonea |
tungeonea |
ungeonea |
mngeonea |
angeonea |
wangeonea |
ungeonea |
ingeonea |
lingeonea |
yangeonea |
kingeonea |
vingeonea |
ingeonea |
zingeonea |
ungeonea |
kungeonea |
pangeonea |
mungeonea |
| Negative |
nisingeonea singeonea |
tusingeonea hatungeonea |
usingeonea hungeonea |
msingeonea hamngeonea |
asingeonea hangeonea |
wasingeonea hawangeonea |
usingeonea haungeonea |
isingeonea haingeonea |
lisingeonea halingeonea |
yasingeonea hayangeonea |
kisingeonea hakingeonea |
visingeonea havingeonea |
isingeonea haingeonea |
zisingeonea hazingeonea |
usingeonea haungeonea |
kusingeonea hakungeonea |
pasingeonea hapangeonea |
musingeonea hamungeonea |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalionea |
tungalionea |
ungalionea |
mngalionea |
angalionea |
wangalionea |
ungalionea |
ingalionea |
lingalionea |
yangalionea |
kingalionea |
vingalionea |
ingalionea |
zingalionea |
ungalionea |
kungalionea |
pangalionea |
mungalionea |
| Negative |
nisingalionea singalionea |
tusingalionea hatungalionea |
usingalionea hungalionea |
msingalionea hamngalionea |
asingalionea hangalionea |
wasingalionea hawangalionea |
usingalionea haungalionea |
isingalionea haingalionea |
lisingalionea halingalionea |
yasingalionea hayangalionea |
kisingalionea hakingalionea |
visingalionea havingalionea |
isingalionea haingalionea |
zisingalionea hazingalionea |
usingalionea haungalionea |
kusingalionea hakungalionea |
pasingalionea hapangalionea |
musingalionea hamungalionea |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelionea |
tungelionea |
ungelionea |
mngelionea |
angelionea |
wangelionea |
ungelionea |
ingelionea |
lingelionea |
yangelionea |
kingelionea |
vingelionea |
ingelionea |
zingelionea |
ungelionea |
kungelionea |
pangelionea |
mungelionea |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nioneao |
tuoneao |
uoneao |
moneao |
aoneao |
waoneao |
uoneao |
ioneao |
lioneao |
yaoneao |
kioneao |
vioneao |
ioneao |
zioneao |
uoneao |
kuoneao |
paoneao |
muoneao |
| Negative |
nisioonea |
tusioonea |
usioonea |
msioonea |
asioonea |
wasioonea |
usioonea |
isioonea |
lisioonea |
yasioonea |
kisioonea |
visioonea |
isioonea |
zisioonea |
usioonea |
kusioonea |
pasioonea |
musioonea |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
naonea |
twaonea |
waonea |
mwaonea |
aonea |
waonea |
waonea |
yaonea |
laonea |
yaonea |
chaonea |
vyaonea |
yaonea |
zaonea |
waonea |
kwaonea |
paonea |
mwaonea |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimeonea |
tumeonea |
umeonea |
mmeonea |
ameonea |
wameonea |
umeonea |
imeonea |
limeonea |
yameonea |
kimeonea |
vimeonea |
imeonea |
zimeonea |
umeonea |
kumeonea |
pameonea |
mumeonea |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshaonea |
tumeshaonea |
umeshaonea |
mmeshaonea |
ameshaonea |
wameshaonea |
umeshaonea |
imeshaonea |
limeshaonea |
yameshaonea |
kimeshaonea |
vimeshaonea |
imeshaonea |
zimeshaonea |
umeshaonea |
kumeshaonea |
pameshaonea |
mumeshaonea |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijaonea |
hatujaonea |
hujaonea |
hamjaonea |
hajaonea |
hawajaonea |
haujaonea |
haijaonea |
halijaonea |
hayajaonea |
hakijaonea |
havijaonea |
haijaonea |
hazijaonea |
haujaonea |
hakujaonea |
hapajaonea |
hamujaonea |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikionea |
tukionea |
ukionea |
mkionea |
akionea |
wakionea |
ukionea |
ikionea |
likionea |
yakionea |
kikionea |
vikionea |
ikionea |
zikionea |
ukionea |
kukionea |
pakionea |
mukionea |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipoonea |
tusipoonea |
usipoonea |
msipoonea |
asipoonea |
wasipoonea |
usipoonea |
isipoonea |
lisipoonea |
yasipoonea |
kisipoonea |
visipoonea |
isipoonea |
zisipoonea |
usipoonea |
kusipoonea |
pasipoonea |
musipoonea |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikaonea |
tukaonea |
ukaonea |
mkaonea |
akaonea |
wakaonea |
ukaonea |
ikaonea |
likaonea |
yakaonea |
kikaonea |
vikaonea |
ikaonea |
zikaonea |
ukaonea |
kukaonea |
pakaonea |
mukaonea |
|
| 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. |