maliza

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Makhuwa -mala and Swahili -maliza (“to finish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɽi.za/

Verb

-maliza (infinitive kumáliza)

1. to finish
2. to finish up, to use up
3. to break up
4. to complete
5. to end
6. to be final
7. to finalise
8. to be last
9. to extinguish
10. to kill off
11. to subvert

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -malizira
  • Causative: -malizitsa
  • Negative: -samaliza

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press

Swahili

Etymology

From *-mala +‎ -iza. The root is also the origin of the TAM marker -me-.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-maliza (infinitive kumaliza)

1. to finish, end, conclude
2. to consume

Conjugation

Conjugation of -maliza
Positive present -namaliza Subjunctive -malize Negative -malizi Imperative singular maliza
Infinitives
Positive kumaliza Negative kutomaliza
Imperatives
Singular maliza Plural malizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humaliza Positive past positive subject concord + -limaliza Negative past negative subject concord + -kumaliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaliza) Singular Plural 1st person ninamaliza/namaliza tunamaliza 2nd person unamaliza mnamaliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamaliza wanamaliza other classes positive subject concord + -namaliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -malizi) Singular Plural 1st person simalizi hatumalizi 2nd person humalizi hammalizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamalizi hawamalizi other classes negative subject concord + -malizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamaliza Negative future negative subject concord + -tamaliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -malize) Singular Plural 1st person nimalize tumalize 2nd person umalize mmalize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amalize wamalize other classes positive subject concord + -malize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simalize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemaliza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemaliza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimaliza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimaliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaliza) Singular Plural 1st person namaliza twamaliza 2nd person wamaliza mwamaliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amaliza wamaliza m-mi(III/IV) wamaliza yamaliza ji-ma(V/VI) lamaliza yamaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamaliza vyamaliza n(IX/X) yamaliza zamaliza u(XI) wamaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamaliza pa(XVI) pamaliza mu(XVIII) mwamaliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -memaliza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamaliza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamaliza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimaliza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomaliza Consecutive kamaliza / positive subject concord + -kamaliza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamalize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimaliza -tumaliza 2nd person -kumaliza -wamaliza/-kumalizeni/-wamalizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmaliza -wamaliza m-mi(III/IV) -umaliza -imaliza ji-ma(V/VI) -limaliza -yamaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimaliza -vimaliza n(IX/X) -imaliza -zimaliza u(XI) -umaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumaliza pa(XVI) -pamaliza mu(XVIII) -mumaliza Reflexive -jimaliza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maliza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -malizaye -malizao m-mi(III/IV) -malizao -malizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -malizalo -malizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -malizacho -malizavyo n(IX/X) -malizayo -malizazo u(XI) -malizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -malizako pa(XVI) -malizapo mu(XVIII) -malizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maliza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemaliza -omaliza m-mi(III/IV) -omaliza -yomaliza ji-ma(V/VI) -lomaliza -yomaliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomaliza -vyomaliza n(IX/X) -yomaliza -zomaliza u(XI) -omaliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komaliza pa(XVI) -pomaliza mu(XVIII) -momaliza
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:
  • Applicative: -malizia (“finish with”)
  • Causative: -malizisha
  • Passive: -malizwa
  • Reciprocal: -maliziana
  • Stative: -malizika

• Nominal derivations:
  • umalizaji (“completion, conclusion”)