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From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
zia f (plural zie)
- aunt
- (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio (Category: it:Family)
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
-zia (infinitive kuzia)
- to abstain, refrain (especially for health reasons)
Conjugation of -zia
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Positive present
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-nazia
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Subjunctive
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-zie
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Negative
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-zii
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Imperative singular
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zia
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Singular
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zia
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Plural
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zieni
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huzia
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizia
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzia
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazia)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninazia/nazia
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tunazia
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2nd person
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unazia
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mnazia
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazia
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wanazia
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazia
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -zii)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sizii
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hatuzii
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2nd person
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huzii
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hamzii
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazii
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hawazii
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -zii
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazia
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazia
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zie)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nizie
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tuzie
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2nd person
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uzie
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mzie
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azie
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wazie
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -zie
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizie
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezia
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezia
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizia
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizia
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezia
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazia
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazia
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizia
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozia
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Consecutive
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kazia / positive subject concord + -kazia
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazie
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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