wito

Swahili

Etymology

From w- +‎ -ita (“to call”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wito class XI (no plural)

1. infection, contagion

   Synonym: wiche

2. calling (vocation)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.to/

Verb

wito

1. (transitive) to push
2. (transitive) to push off

Conjugation

Conjugation of wito

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		towito	fowito	miwito
2nd person		nowito	niwito
3rd person	masculine	owito	iwito yowito (archaic)
	feminine	mowito
	neuter	iwito

References

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