songa

See also: song·a

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-songa (infinitive kusonga)

1. to press

   kusonga ugali ― to make ugali

2. to braid, to plait

Conjugation

Conjugation of -songa
Positive present -nasonga Subjunctive -songe Negative -songi Imperative singular songa
Infinitives
Positive kusonga Negative kutosonga
Imperatives
Singular songa Plural songeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husonga Positive past positive subject concord + -lisonga Negative past negative subject concord + -kusonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasonga) Singular Plural 1st person ninasonga/nasonga tunasonga 2nd person unasonga mnasonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasonga wanasonga other classes positive subject concord + -nasonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -songi) Singular Plural 1st person sisongi hatusongi 2nd person husongi hamsongi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasongi hawasongi other classes negative subject concord + -songi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasonga Negative future negative subject concord + -tasonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -songe) Singular Plural 1st person nisonge tusonge 2nd person usonge msonge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asonge wasonge other classes positive subject concord + -songe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisonge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesonga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesonga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisonga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asonga) Singular Plural 1st person nasonga twasonga 2nd person wasonga mwasonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asonga wasonga m-mi(III/IV) wasonga yasonga ji-ma(V/VI) lasonga yasonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasonga vyasonga n(IX/X) yasonga zasonga u(XI) wasonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasonga pa(XVI) pasonga mu(XVIII) mwasonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesonga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasonga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasonga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisonga "If not" positive subject concord + -siposonga Consecutive kasonga / positive subject concord + -kasonga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasonge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisonga -tusonga 2nd person -kusonga -wasonga/-kusongeni/-wasongeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msonga -wasonga m-mi(III/IV) -usonga -isonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lisonga -yasonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisonga -visonga n(IX/X) -isonga -zisonga u(XI) -usonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusonga pa(XVI) -pasonga mu(XVIII) -musonga Reflexive -jisonga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -songa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -songaye -songao m-mi(III/IV) -songao -songayo ji-ma(V/VI) -songalo -songayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -songacho -songavyo n(IX/X) -songayo -songazo u(XI) -songao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -songako pa(XVI) -songapo mu(XVIII) -songamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -songa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesonga -osonga m-mi(III/IV) -osonga -yosonga ji-ma(V/VI) -losonga -yosonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosonga -vyosonga n(IX/X) -yosonga -zosonga u(XI) -osonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosonga pa(XVI) -posonga mu(XVIII) -mosonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Other formations: -songa mbele (“to go forward”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • msongo (“plait”)

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪o.ŋa/

Noun

songa

1. old woman

Etymology 2

Related to Malay sungai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪o.ŋa/

Noun

songa

1. river

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-songa^?

1. to roll up

Inflection

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