Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French la joie.
Pronunciation
Noun
lazwa
- happiness
- Synonyms: jos, maja
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lazwa (infinitive kulazwa)
- Passive form of -laza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lazwa
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| Positive present
|
-nalazwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-lazwe
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| Negative
|
-lazwi
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| Imperative singular
|
lazwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kulazwa
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| Negative
|
kutolazwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
lazwa
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| Plural
|
lazweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulazwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lilazwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulazwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalazwa/nalazwa
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tunalazwa
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| 2nd person
|
unalazwa
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mnalazwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analazwa
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wanalazwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalazwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lazwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silazwi
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hatulazwi
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| 2nd person
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hulazwi
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hamlazwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
halazwi
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hawalazwi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -lazwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -talazwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -talazwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lazwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilazwe
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tulazwe
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| 2nd person
|
ulazwe
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mlazwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alazwe
|
walazwe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -lazwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silazwe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngelazwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelazwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilazwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilazwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalazwa
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twalazwa
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| 2nd person
|
walazwa
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mwalazwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alazwa
|
walazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
walazwa
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yalazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lalazwa
|
yalazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chalazwa
|
vyalazwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yalazwa
|
zalazwa
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| u(XI)
|
walazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwalazwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
palazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalazwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melazwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalazwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalazwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilazwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolazwa
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| Consecutive
|
kalazwa / positive subject concord + -kalazwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kalazwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nilazwa
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-tulazwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kulazwa
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-walazwa/-kulazweni/-walazweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mlazwa
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-walazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulazwa
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-ilazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilazwa
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-yalazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kilazwa
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-vilazwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilazwa
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-zilazwa
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| u(XI)
|
-ulazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kulazwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-palazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mulazwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jilazwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lazwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-lazwaye
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-lazwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-lazwao
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-lazwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lazwalo
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-lazwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-lazwacho
|
-lazwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-lazwayo
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-lazwazo
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| u(XI)
|
-lazwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lazwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lazwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-lazwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yelazwa
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-olazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-olazwa
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-yolazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lolazwa
|
-yolazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-cholazwa
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-vyolazwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yolazwa
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-zolazwa
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| u(XI)
|
-olazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kolazwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-polazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-molazwa
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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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