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- IPA(key): /kaˈaŋa/ [kaˈaː.ŋa]
- Hyphenation: ka‧a‧nga
From kaang (“flowerpot”) + -a.
kaanga (Badlit spelling ᜃᜀᜅ)
- imperative mood of kaangon
From kaang (“legs apart”) + -a.
kaanga (Badlit spelling ᜃᜀᜅ)
- imperative mood of kaangon
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-kalanga, from Proto-Bantu *-kádanga.
In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -hanga and Giryama -kalanga. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -karanga.
-kaanga (infinitive kukaanga)
- to fry
| Conjugation of -kaanga
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| Positive present
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-nakaanga
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| Subjunctive
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-kaange
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| Negative
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-kaangi
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| Imperative singular
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kaanga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukaanga
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likaanga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukaanga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakaanga/nakaanga
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tunakaanga
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| 2nd person
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unakaanga
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mnakaanga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakaanga
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wanakaanga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakaanga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaangi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikaangi
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hatukaangi
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| 2nd person
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hukaangi
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hamkaangi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakaangi
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hawakaangi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kaangi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takaanga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takaanga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaange)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikaange
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tukaange
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| 2nd person
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ukaange
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mkaange
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akaange
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wakaange
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kaange
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikaange
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekaanga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekaanga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikaanga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikaanga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekaanga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakaanga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakaanga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikaanga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokaanga
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| Consecutive
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kakaanga / positive subject concord + -kakaanga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakaange
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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