naaba

See also: naabá

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *-nàaba (to wash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /náːβa/

Verb

-naaba (infinitive okunaaba) (intransitive)

  1. to wash (a part of one's body)
    Coordinate term: -oga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -naaba
infinitives
affirmative okunaaba
negative okutanaaba
imperatives
affirmative naaba
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -naaba
person noun class singular plural
first person nnaaba tunaaba
second person onaaba munaaba
third person 1/2 anaaba banaaba
3/4 gunaaba enaaba
5/6 linaaba ganaaba
7/8 kinaaba binaaba
9/10 enaaba zinaaba
11/10 runaaba
12/14 kanaaba bunaaba
13 tunaaba
14/6 bunaaba ganaaba
15/6 kunaaba
16 hanaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -naaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinnaaba titunaaba
second person tonaaba timunaaba
third person 1/2 tanaaba tibanaaba
3/4 tigunaaba tenaaba
5/6 tirinaaba tiganaaba
7/8 tikinaaba tibinaaba
9/10 tenaaba tizinaaba
11/10 tirunaaba
12/14 tikanaaba tibunaaba
13 titunaaba
14/6 tibunaaba tiganaaba
15/6 tikunaaba
16 tihanaaba
subject concord + -tanaaba
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -naaba
person noun class singular plural
first person ninnaaba nitunaaba
second person noonaaba nimunaaba
third person 1/2 naanaaba nibanaaba
3/4 nigunaaba neenaaba
5/6 nirinaaba niganaaba
7/8 nikinaaba nibinaaba
9/10 neenaaba nizinaaba
11/10 nirunaaba
12/14 nikanaaba nibunaaba
13 nitunaaba
14/6 nibunaaba niganaaba
15/6 nikunaaba
16 nihanaaba
subject concord + -rukunaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukunaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukunaaba titurukunaaba
second person torukunaaba timurukunaaba
third person 1/2 tarukunaaba tibarukunaaba
3/4 tigurukunaaba terukunaaba
5/6 tirirukunaaba tigarukunaaba
7/8 tikirukunaaba tibirukunaaba
9/10 terukunaaba tizirukunaaba
11/10 tirurukunaaba
12/14 tikarukunaaba tiburukunaaba
13 titurukunaaba
14/6 tiburukunaaba tigarukunaaba
15/6 tikurukunaaba
16 tiharukunaaba
subject concord + -tarukunaaba
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyanaaba nitukyanaaba
second person nookyanaaba nimukyanaaba
third person 1/2 naakyanaaba nibakyanaaba
3/4 nigukyanaaba neekyanaaba
5/6 nirikyanaaba nigakyanaaba
7/8 nikikyanaaba nibikyanaaba
9/10 neekyanaaba nizikyanaaba
11/10 nirukyanaaba
12/14 nikakyanaaba nibukyanaaba
13 nitukyanaaba
14/6 nibukyanaaba nigakyanaaba
15/6 nikukyanaaba
16 nihakyanaaba
subject concord + -rukukyanaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyanaaba titukyanaaba
second person tokyanaaba timukyanaaba
third person 1/2 takyanaaba tibakyanaaba
3/4 tigukyanaaba tekyanaaba
5/6 tirikyanaaba tigakyanaaba
7/8 tikikyanaaba tibikyanaaba
9/10 tekyanaaba tizikyanaaba
11/10 tirukyanaaba
12/14 tikakyanaaba tibukyanaaba
13 titukyanaaba
14/6 tibukyanaaba tigakyanaaba
15/6 tikukyanaaba
16 tihakyanaaba
subject concord + -takyanaaba
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -anaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person nanaaba twanaaba
second person wanaaba mwanaaba
third person 1/2 yanaaba baanaaba
3/4 gwanaaba yanaaba
5/6 lyanaaba gaanaaba
7/8 kyanaaba byanaaba
9/10 yanaaba zaanaaba
11/10 rwanaaba
12/14 kaanaaba bwanaaba
13 twanaaba
14/6 bwanaaba gaanaaba
15/6 kwanaaba
16 haanaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + anaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinanaaba titwanaaba
second person tiwanaaba timwanaaba
third person 1/2 tiyanaaba tibaanaaba
3/4 tigwanaaba tiyanaaba
5/6 tiryanaaba tigaanaaba
7/8 tikyanaaba tibyanaaba
9/10 tiyanaaba tizaanaaba
11/10 tirwanaaba
12/14 tikaanaaba tibwanaaba
13 titwanaaba
14/6 tibwanaaba tigaanaaba
15/6 tikwanaaba
16 tihaanaaba
subject concord + -taanaaba
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -naabire
person noun class singular plural
first person nnaabire tunaabire
second person onaabire munaabire
third person 1/2 anaabire banaabire
3/4 gunaabire enaabire
5/6 linaabire ganaabire
7/8 kinaabire binaabire
9/10 enaabire zinaabire
11/10 runaabire
12/14 kanaabire bunaabire
13 tunaabire
14/6 bunaabire ganaabire
15/6 kunaabire
16 hanaabire
negative
ti- + subject concord + -naabire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinnaabire titunaabire
second person tonaabire timunaabire
third person 1/2 tanaabire tibanaabire
3/4 tigunaabire tenaabire
5/6 tirinaabire tiganaabire
7/8 tikinaabire tibinaabire
9/10 tenaabire tizinaabire
11/10 tirunaabire
12/14 tikanaabire tibunaabire
13 titunaabire
14/6 tibunaabire tiganaabire
15/6 tikunaabire
16 tihanaabire
subject concord + -tanaabire
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person nakanaaba twakanaaba
second person wakanaaba mwakanaaba
third person 1/2 yakanaaba baakanaaba
3/4 gwakanaaba yakanaaba
5/6 lyakanaaba gaakanaaba
7/8 kyakanaaba byakanaaba
9/10 yakanaaba zaakanaaba
11/10 rwakanaaba
12/14 kaakanaaba bwakanaaba
13 twakanaaba
14/6 bwakanaaba gaakanaaba
15/6 kwakanaaba
16 haakanaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kanaabire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkanaabire titukanaabire
second person tokanaabire timukanaabire
third person 1/2 takanaabire tibakanaabire
3/4 tigukanaabire tekanaabire
5/6 tirikanaabire tigakanaabire
7/8 tikikanaabire tibikanaabire
9/10 tekanaabire tizikanaabire
11/10 tirukanaabire
12/14 tikakanaabire tibukanaabire
13 titukanaabire
14/6 tibukanaabire tigakanaabire
15/6 tikukanaabire
16 tihakanaabire
subject concord + -takanaabire
near past affirmative
subject concord + -naabirege
person noun class singular plural
first person nnaabirege tunaabirege
second person onaabirege munaabirege
third person 1/2 anaabirege banaabirege
3/4 gunaabirege enaabirege
5/6 linaabirege ganaabirege
7/8 kinaabirege binaabirege
9/10 enaabirege zinaabirege
11/10 runaabirege
12/14 kanaabirege bunaabirege
13 tunaabirege
14/6 bunaabirege ganaabirege
15/6 kunaabirege
16 hanaabirege
negative
ti- + subject concord + -naabirege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinnaabirege titunaabirege
second person tonaabirege timunaabirege
third person 1/2 tanaabirege tibanaabirege
3/4 tigunaabirege tenaabirege
5/6 tirinaabirege tiganaabirege
7/8 tikinaabirege tibinaabirege
9/10 tenaabirege tizinaabirege
11/10 tirunaabirege
12/14 tikanaabirege tibunaabirege
13 titunaabirege
14/6 tibunaabirege tiganaabirege
15/6 tikunaabirege
16 tihanaabirege
subject concord + -tanaabirege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -kanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person nkanaaba tukanaaba
second person okanaaba mukanaaba
third person 1/2 akanaaba bakanaaba
3/4 gukanaaba ekanaaba
5/6 likanaaba gakanaaba
7/8 kikanaaba bikanaaba
9/10 ekanaaba zikanaaba
11/10 rukanaaba
12/14 kakanaaba bukanaaba
13 tukanaaba
14/6 bukanaaba gakanaaba
15/6 kukanaaba
16 hakanaaba
subject concord + -anaabire
negative
subject concord + -tanaabe
person noun class singular plural
first person ntanaabe tutanaabe
second person otanaabe mutanaabe
third person 1/2 atanaabe batanaabe
3/4 gutanaabe etanaabe
5/6 litanaabe gatanaabe
7/8 kitanaabe bitanaabe
9/10 etanaabe ziitanaabe
11/10 rutanaabe
12/14 katanaabe butanaabe
13 tutanaabe
14/6 butanaabe gatanaabe
15/6 kutanaabe
16 hatanaabe
subject concord + -taranaabire
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -ranaabire
person noun class singular plural
first person ndanaabire turanaabire
second person oranaabire muranaabire
third person 1/2 aranaabire baranaabire
3/4 guranaabire eranaabire
5/6 liranaabire garanaabire
7/8 kiranaabire biranaabire
9/10 eranaabire ziranaabire
11/10 ruranaabire
12/14 karanaabire buranaabire
13 turanaabire
14/6 buranaabire garanaabire
15/6 kuranaabire
16 haranaabire
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kanaabaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkanaabaga titukanaabaga
second person tokanaabaga timukanaabaga
third person 1/2 takanaabaga tibakanaabaga
3/4 tigukanaabaga tekanaabaga
5/6 tirikanaabaga tigakanaabaga
7/8 tikikanaabaga tibikanaabaga
9/10 tekanaabaga tizikanaabaga
11/10 tirukanaabaga
12/14 tikakanaabaga tibukanaabaga
13 titukanaabaga
14/6 tibukanaabaga tigakanaabaga
15/6 tikukanaabaga
16 tihakanaabaga
subject concord + -takanaabaga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aanaabire
person noun class singular plural
first person naanaabire twanaabire
second person waanaabire mwanaabire
third person 1/2 yaanaabire baanaabire
3/4 gwanaabire yaanaabire
5/6 lyanaabire gaanaabire
7/8 kyanaabire byanaabire
9/10 yaanaabire zaanaabire
11/10 rwanaabire
12/14 kaanaabire bwanaabire
13 twanaabire
14/6 bwanaabire gaanaabire
15/6 kwanaabire
16 haanaabire
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -anaabaga
person noun class singular plural
first person nanaabaga twanaabaga
second person wanaabaga mwanaabaga
third person 1/2 yanaabaga baanaabaga
3/4 gwanaabaga yanaabaga
5/6 lyanaabaga gaanaabaga
7/8 kyanaabaga byanaabaga
9/10 yanaabaga zaanaabaga
11/10 rwanaabaga
12/14 kaanaabaga bwanaabaga
13 twanaabaga
14/6 bwanaabaga gaanaabaga
15/6 kwanaabaga
16 haanaabaga
negative
ti- + subject concord + anaabaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinanaabaga titwanaabaga
second person tiwanaabaga timwanaabaga
third person 1/2 tiyanaabaga tibaanaabaga
3/4 tigwanaabaga tiyanaabaga
5/6 tiryanaabaga tigaanaabaga
7/8 tikyanaabaga tibyanaabaga
9/10 tiyanaabaga tizaanaabaga
11/10 tirwanaabaga
12/14 tikaanaabaga tibwanaabaga
13 titwanaabaga
14/6 tibwanaabaga tigaanaabaga
15/6 tikwanaabaga
16 tihaanaabaga
subject concord + -taanaabaga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaanaaba turaanaaba
second person oraanaaba muraanaaba
third person 1/2 araanaaba baraanaaba
3/4 guraanaaba eraanaaba
5/6 liraanaaba garaanaaba
7/8 kiraanaaba biraanaaba
9/10 eraanaaba ziraanaaba
11/10 ruraanaaba
12/14 karaanaaba buraanaaba
13 turaanaaba
14/6 buraanaaba garaanaaba
15/6 kuraanaaba
16 haraanaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aanaabe
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaanaabe titwanaabe
second person tiwaanaabe timwanaabe
third person 1/2 tiyaanaabe tibaanaabe
3/4 tigwanaabe tiyaanaabe
5/6 tiryanaabe tigaanaabe
7/8 tikyanaabe tibyanaabe
9/10 tiyaanaabe tizaanaabe
11/10 tirwanaabe
12/14 tikaanaabe tibwanaabe
13 titwanaabe
14/6 tibwanaabe tigaanaabe
15/6 tikwanaabe
16 tihaanaabe
subject concord + -taanaabe
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -linaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person ndinaaba tulinaaba
second person olinaaba mulinaaba
third person 1/2 alinaaba balinaaba
3/4 gulinaaba erinaaba
5/6 lirinaaba galinaaba
7/8 kirinaaba birinaaba
9/10 erinaaba zirinaaba
11/10 rulinaaba
12/14 kalinaaba bulinaaba
13 tulinaaba
14/6 bulinaaba galinaaba
15/6 kulinaaba
16 halinaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -linaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tindinaaba titulinaaba
second person tolinaaba timulinaaba
third person 1/2 talinaaba tibalinaaba
3/4 tigulinaaba terinaaba
5/6 tiririnaaba tigalinaaba
7/8 tikirinaaba tibirinaaba
9/10 terinaaba tizirinaaba
11/10 tirulinaaba
12/14 tikalinaaba tibulinaaba
13 titulinaaba
14/6 tibulinaaba tigalinaaba
15/6 tikulinaaba
16 tihalinaaba
subject concord + -talinaaba
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raanaabaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaanaabaga turaanaabaga
second person oraanaabaga muraanaabaga
third person 1/2 araanaabaga baraanaabaga
3/4 guraanaabaga eraanaabaga
5/6 liraanaabaga garaanaabaga
7/8 kiraanaabaga biraanaabaga
9/10 eraanaabaga ziraanaabaga
11/10 ruraanaabaga
12/14 karaanaabaga buraanaabaga
13 turaanaabaga
14/6 buraanaabaga garaanaabaga
15/6 kuraanaabaga
16 haraanaabaga
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aanaabege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaanaabege titwanaabege
second person tiwaanaabege timwanaabege
third person 1/2 tiyaanaabege tibaanaabege
3/4 tigwanaabege tiyaanaabege
5/6 tiryanaabege tigaanaabege
7/8 tikyanaabege tibyanaabege
9/10 tiyaanaabege tizaanaabege
11/10 tirwanaabege
12/14 tikaanaabege tibwanaabege
13 titwanaabege
14/6 tibwanaabege tigaanaabege
15/6 tikwanaabege
16 tihaanaabege
subject concord + -taanaabege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + naabe
person noun class singular plural
first person nnaabe tunaabe
second person onaabe munaabe
third person 1/2 anaabe banaabe
3/4 gunaabe enaabe
5/6 linaabe ganaabe
7/8 kinaabe binaabe
9/10 enaabe zinaabe
11/10 runaabe
12/14 kanaabe bunaabe
13 tunaabe
14/6 bunaabe ganaabe
15/6 kunaabe
16 hanaabe
negative
subject concord + -tanaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person ntanaaba tutanaaba
second person otanaaba mutanaaba
third person 1/2 atanaaba batanaaba
3/4 gutanaaba etanaaba
5/6 litanaaba gatanaaba
7/8 kitanaaba bitanaaba
9/10 etanaaba zitanaaba
11/10 rutanaaba
12/14 katanaaba butanaaba
13 tutanaaba
14/6 butanaaba gatanaaba
15/6 kutanaaba
16 hatanaaba
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + naabege
person noun class singular plural
first person nnaabege tunaabege
second person onaabege munaabege
third person 1/2 anaabege banaabege
3/4 gunaabege enaabege
5/6 linaabege ganaabege
7/8 kinaabege binaabege
9/10 enaabege zinaabege
11/10 runaabege
12/14 kanaabege bunaabege
13 tunaabege
14/6 bunaabege ganaabege
15/6 kunaabege
16 hanaabege
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakunaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person naakunaaba twakunaaba
second person waakunaaba mwakunaaba
third person 1/2 yaakunaaba baakunaaba
3/4 gwakunaaba yaakunaaba
5/6 lyakunaaba gaakunaaba
7/8 kyakunaaba byakunaaba
9/10 yaakunaaba zaakunaaba
11/10 rwakunaaba
12/14 kaakunaaba bwakunaaba
13 twakunaaba
14/6 bwakunaaba gaakunaaba
15/6 kwakunaaba
16 haakunaaba
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakunaaba
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakunaaba titwakunaaba
second person tiwaakunaaba timwakunaaba
third person 1/2 tiyaakunaaba tibaakunaaba
3/4 tigwakunaaba tiyaakunaaba
5/6 tiryakunaaba tigaakunaaba
7/8 tikyakunaaba tibyakunaaba
9/10 tiyaakunaaba tizaakunaaba
11/10 tirwakunaaba
12/14 tikaakunaaba tibwakunaaba
13 titwakunaaba
14/6 tibwakunaaba tigaakunaaba
15/6 tikwakunaaba
16 tihaakunaaba
subject concord + -taakunaaba
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakunaabire
person noun class singular plural
first person naakunaabire twakunaabire
second person waakunaabire mwakunaabire
third person 1/2 yaakunaabire baakunaabire
3/4 gwakunaabire yaakunaabire
5/6 lyakunaabire gaakunaabire
7/8 kyakunaabire byakunaabire
9/10 yaakunaabire zaakunaabire
11/10 rwakunaabire
12/14 kaakunaabire bwakunaabire
13 twakunaabire
14/6 bwakunaabire gaakunaabire
15/6 kwakunaabire
16 haakunaabire
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakunaabire
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakunaabire titwakunaabire
second person tiwaakunaabire timwakunaabire
third person 1/2 tiyaakunaabire tibaakunaabire
3/4 tigwakunaabire tiyaakunaabire
5/6 tiryakunaabire tigaakunaabire
7/8 tikyakunaabire tibyakunaabire
9/10 tiyaakunaabire tizaakunaabire
11/10 tirwakunaabire
12/14 tikaakunaabire tibwakunaabire
13 titwakunaabire
14/6 tibwakunaabire tigaakunaabire
15/6 tikwakunaabire
16 tihaakunaabire
subject concord + -taakunaabire

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -naabira
    • Short causative: -naabya
    • Long causative: -naabisa

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 236
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 273
  • Entry 8781 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3