chekacheka

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of -cheka.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chekacheka (infinitive kuchekacheka)

  1. to giggle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chekacheka
Positive present -nachekacheka
Subjunctive -chekacheke
Negative -chekacheki
Imperative singular chekacheka
Infinitives
Positive kuchekacheka
Negative kutochekacheka
Imperatives
Singular chekacheka
Plural chekachekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekacheka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekacheka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekacheka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekacheka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachekacheka/nachekacheka tunachekacheka
2nd person unachekacheka mnachekacheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekacheka wanachekacheka
other classes positive subject concord + -nachekacheka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekacheki)
Singular Plural
1st person sichekacheki hatuchekacheki
2nd person huchekacheki hamchekacheki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekacheki hawachekacheki
other classes negative subject concord + -chekacheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekacheka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekacheka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekacheke)
Singular Plural
1st person nichekacheke tuchekacheke
2nd person uchekacheke mchekacheke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekacheke wachekacheke
other classes positive subject concord + -chekacheke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekacheke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekacheka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekacheka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekacheka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekacheka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekacheka)
Singular Plural
1st person nachekacheka twachekacheka
2nd person wachekacheka mwachekacheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekacheka wachekacheka
m-mi(III/IV) wachekacheka yachekacheka
ji-ma(V/VI) lachekacheka yachekacheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekacheka vyachekacheka
n(IX/X) yachekacheka zachekacheka
u(XI) wachekacheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachekacheka
pa(XVI) pachekacheka
mu(XVIII) mwachekacheka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekacheka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekacheka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekacheka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekacheka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekacheka
Consecutive kachekacheka / positive subject concord + -kachekacheka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekacheke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichekacheka -tuchekacheka
2nd person -kuchekacheka -wachekacheka/-kuchekachekeni/-wachekachekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchekacheka -wachekacheka
m-mi(III/IV) -uchekacheka -ichekacheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichekacheka -yachekacheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichekacheka -vichekacheka
n(IX/X) -ichekacheka -zichekacheka
u(XI) -uchekacheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchekacheka
pa(XVI) -pachekacheka
mu(XVIII) -muchekacheka
Reflexive -jichekacheka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekacheka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekachekaye -chekachekao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekachekao -chekachekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekachekalo -chekachekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekachekacho -chekachekavyo
n(IX/X) -chekachekayo -chekachekazo
u(XI) -chekachekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekachekako
pa(XVI) -chekachekapo
mu(XVIII) -chekachekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekacheka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechekacheka -ochekacheka
m-mi(III/IV) -ochekacheka -yochekacheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekacheka -yochekacheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekacheka -vyochekacheka
n(IX/X) -yochekacheka -zochekacheka
u(XI) -ochekacheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochekacheka
pa(XVI) -pochekacheka
mu(XVIII) -mochekacheka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

References

  1. ^ Gibson, Hannah; Yoneda, Nobuko (2018), “Functions of Verb Reduplication and Verb Doubling in Swahili”, in Journal of Asian and African Studies‎[1], number 96, →DOI, page 8 of 5-27
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