nyenga

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Swahili -nyenga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲe.ᵑɡá/

Verb

-nyengá (infinitive kunyéngá)

1. deceive, trick
2. cheat (someone)

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nyengera
  • Causative: -nyengetsa
  • Passive: -nyengedwa
  • Reduplicative: -nyenganyenga
  • Repetitive: -nyenganso

Shona

Verb

-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)

1. woo, court
2. gain favor with someone
3. (informal) have sex

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -nyenga.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nyenga (infinitive kunyenga)

1. to cheat (someone)
2. to harass, persecute, force something out of someone
3. (street slang) to anally penetrate (in homosexual contexts, but regarded as a non-homosexual activity)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyenga
Positive present -nanyenga Subjunctive -nyenge Negative -nyengi Imperative singular nyenga
Infinitives
Positive kunyenga Negative kutonyenga
Imperatives
Singular nyenga Plural nyengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyenga Positive past positive subject concord + -linyenga Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyenga) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyenga/nanyenga tunanyenga 2nd person unanyenga mnanyenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyenga wananyenga other classes positive subject concord + -nanyenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyengi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyengi hatunyengi 2nd person hunyengi hamnyengi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyengi hawanyengi other classes negative subject concord + -nyengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyenga Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyenge) Singular Plural 1st person ninyenge tunyenge 2nd person unyenge mnyenge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyenge wanyenge other classes positive subject concord + -nyenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyenge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyenga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyenga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyenga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyenga) Singular Plural 1st person nanyenga twanyenga 2nd person wanyenga mwanyenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyenga wanyenga m-mi(III/IV) wanyenga yanyenga ji-ma(V/VI) lanyenga yanyenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyenga vyanyenga n(IX/X) yanyenga zanyenga u(XI) wanyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyenga pa(XVI) panyenga mu(XVIII) mwanyenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyenga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyenga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyenga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyenga "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyenga Consecutive kanyenga / positive subject concord + -kanyenga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyenge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyenga -tunyenga 2nd person -kunyenga -wanyenga/-kunyengeni/-wanyengeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyenga -wanyenga m-mi(III/IV) -unyenga -inyenga ji-ma(V/VI) -linyenga -yanyenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyenga -vinyenga n(IX/X) -inyenga -zinyenga u(XI) -unyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyenga pa(XVI) -panyenga mu(XVIII) -munyenga Reflexive -jinyenga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyenga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyengaye -nyengao m-mi(III/IV) -nyengao -nyengayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyengalo -nyengayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyengacho -nyengavyo n(IX/X) -nyengayo -nyengazo u(XI) -nyengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyengako pa(XVI) -nyengapo mu(XVIII) -nyengamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyenga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyenga -onyenga m-mi(III/IV) -onyenga -yonyenga ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyenga -yonyenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyenga -vyonyenga n(IX/X) -yonyenga -zonyenga u(XI) -onyenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyenga pa(XVI) -ponyenga mu(XVIII) -monyenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.