igwa

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ig‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ʔiɡˈwa/ [ʔiɡˈwa]

Verb

igwá

  1. there is; there's
    Igwa nin tawo sa luwas
    There is a person outside./There's someone outside.
  2. to have
    Igwa ako nin kuwarta.
    I have money.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • magkaigwa

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔì.ɡʷáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀.ɡʷáː]

Noun

ìgwā f (plural igōgī, possessed form ìgwar̃)

  1. canon, artillery

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92.

Shona

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

igwa class 5 (plural magwa class 6)

  1. canoe
    Synonym: bwato
  2. boat

Alternative forms

Swahili

Verb

-igwa (infinitive kuigwa)

  1. Passive form of -iga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -igwa
Positive present -naigwa
Subjunctive -igwe
Negative -igwi
Imperative singular igwa
Infinitives
Positive kuigwa
Negative kutoigwa
Imperatives
Singular igwa
Plural igweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huigwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liigwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuigwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naigwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaigwa/naigwa tunaigwa
2nd person unaigwa mnaigwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaigwa wanaigwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naigwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -igwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siigwi hatuigwi
2nd person huigwi hamwigwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haigwi hawaigwi
other classes negative subject concord + -igwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taigwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taigwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -igwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niigwe tuigwe
2nd person uigwe mwigwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigwe waigwe
other classes positive subject concord + -igwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siigwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeigwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeigwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliigwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliigwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aigwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naigwa twaigwa
2nd person waigwa mwaigwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigwa waigwa
m-mi(III/IV) waigwa yaigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laigwa yaigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaigwa vyaigwa
n(IX/X) yaigwa zaigwa
u(XI) waigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaigwa
pa(XVI) paigwa
mu(XVIII) mwaigwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meigwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaigwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaigwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiigwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoigwa
Consecutive kaigwa / positive subject concord + -kaigwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaigwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niigwa -tuigwa
2nd person -kuigwa -waigwa/-kuigweni/-waigweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwigwa -waigwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uigwa -iigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liigwa -yaigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiigwa -viigwa
n(IX/X) -iigwa -ziigwa
u(XI) -uigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuigwa
pa(XVI) -paigwa
mu(XVIII) -muigwa
Reflexive -jiigwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -igwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -igwaye -igwao
m-mi(III/IV) -igwao -igwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -igwalo -igwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -igwacho -igwavyo
n(IX/X) -igwayo -igwazo
u(XI) -igwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -igwako
pa(XVI) -igwapo
mu(XVIII) -igwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -igwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeigwa -oigwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oigwa -yoigwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loigwa -yoigwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choigwa -vyoigwa
n(IX/X) -yoigwa -zoigwa
u(XI) -oigwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koigwa
pa(XVI) -poigwa
mu(XVIII) -moigwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.