wako

See also: Wako, wa'kö, wak'ó, wakʼó, and wakˀó

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Verb

-wako (infinitive kuwako)

1. to be (at an indefinite/nonspecific place)

   Eliud yuko Kenya.

   Eliud is in Kenya.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wako (irregular)
Gnomic -ko (irregular) Subjunctive -weko Negative -ko (irregular)
Infinitives
Positive kuwako Negative kutokuwako
Tensed forms
Habitual huwako/huwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likuwako/-likuwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwako/-kuwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -ko) Singular Plural 1st person niko tuko 2nd person uko mko 3rd person m-wa(I/II) yuko wako other classes positive subject concord + -ko
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ko) Singular Plural 1st person siko hatuko 2nd person huko hamko 3rd person m-wa hayuko hawako other classes negative subject concord + -ko
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takuwako/-takuwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -weko) Singular Plural 1st person niweko tuweko 2nd person uweko muweko 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aweko waweko other classes positive subject concord + -weko
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siweko Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuwako/-ngekuwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuwako/-singekuwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuwako/-ngalikuwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuwako/-singalikuwa Gnomic see positive present Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuwako/-mekuwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuwako/-meshakuwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawako/-jawa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwako/-kiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuwako/-sipokuwa Consecutive kawako/kawa / positive subject concord + -kawako/-kawa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaweko Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -li- + relative marker + -ko) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -liyeko -lioko m-mi(III/IV) -lioko -liyoko ji-ma(V/VI) -liloko -liyoko ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lichoko -livyoko n(IX/X) -liyoko -lizoko u(XI) -lioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class General negative (positive subject concord + -si- + relative marker + -ko) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -siyeko -sioko m-mi(III/IV) -sioko -siyoko ji-ma(V/VI) -siloko -siyoko ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sichoko -sivyoko n(IX/X) -siyoko -sizoko u(XI) -sioko see n(X) or ma(VI) class Other forms (subject concord + tense marker[sw-conj 1] + relative marker + -kuwako/-kuwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuwako/-yekuwa -okuwako/-okuwa m-mi(III/IV) -okuwako/-okuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuwako/-lokuwa -yokuwako/-yokuwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuwako/-chokuwa -vyokuwako/-vyokuwa n(IX/X) -yokuwako/-yokuwa -zokuwako/-zokuwa u(XI) -okuwako/-okuwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class Only past tense -li- or future tense -taka-. For the present, use general positive.
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

See also

• -wamo (“to be inside (of a definite place)”)
• -wapo (“to be (at a definite place)”)

Verb

wako

1. third-person plural of -wako (“they are (around there)”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

wako

1. m class_(I)/m class_(III)/u class_(XI) inflected form of -ako
2. wa class_(II) inflected form of -ako

Verb

wako

1. third-person plural (wa class_(II)) positive degree present of -wako (“they are (around there)”)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ko/

Verb

wako

1. (transitive) to turn, rotate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wako

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		towako	fowako	miwako
2nd person		nowako	niwako
3rd person	masculine	owako	iwako yowako (archaic)
	feminine	mowako
	neuter	iwako

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ko/

Verb

wako

1. (transitive) to throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of wako (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tawako	mawako	awako
2nd person		nawako	fawako
3rd person	inanimate	iwako	dawako
	animate
imperative		nawako, wako	fawako, wako

References

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