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Is there any reason that, say, classes 1 and 2 are separate classes rather than the singular and plural of a single class? I wouldn't, for example, say that French has 4 genders. Not all of the classes are for differentiating singular and plural, some of them also represent placement or incountabil...

Swahili, for example, has between 16 and 18 noun classes (depending on who you ask) ((they are called noun classes instead of genders)), and divides nouns along lines such as "humans", "natural forces", "groups of objects", "instruments" and so on.

Test Two Verbs 3) <atakupa> a-ta- ku -p-a / 3s-FUT- 2ps -give-IND Remember, <kupa> always requires an indirect object, so in this case the <ku> is not the monosyllabic helper syllable, but the second person singular. Because <kupa> always takes an object, there is no need to keep the infinitive <ku...

I need money.
I want money.
I lack money.


Nahitaji pesa
/nɑ.hi.'tɑ.ʄi 'pɛ.sɑ/
na-hitaji pesa
PRES-need CL5_money

Nataka pesa
/nɑ.'tɑ.kɑ 'pɛ.sɑ/
na-taka pesa
PRES-want CL5_money

Sina pesa
/'si.nɑ 'pɛ.sɑ/
si-na pesa
1psNEG-have CL5_money

Test Two Here’s another quick progress test. Just to make sure we’re on the same page and I am being clear. I’ll just stick to parts four, five and six for now. Noun Class Identify the noun class Ex: <mtoto> Ex) <m-toto> CL1 1) <mfuko> 2) <majitu> 3) <paka> 4) <mioto> 5) <maji> Verbs Identify the v...

Verbs: Applicative; Reflexive New Verbs <Kuandika> To write <Kufunza> To teach, educate <Kuleta> To bring <Kupa> To give <Kupokea> To receive <Kununua> To buy Applicative The applicative is a verb extension that shifts the direct object to an indirect object, and has a meaning in Swahili of “to (da...

Noun Class 5 and 6 CL5 and CL6 originally contained nouns for groups and augmentation. Like all languages, Swahili’s noun classes became flexible in time, and certain nouns have filtered in. This noun class also contains a few of the more irregular nouns. CL5 is generally marked with <ji->, <j-> or...

Noun Class 3 and 4; Possession Noun classes 3 and 4 generally refer to things of the natural world, like trees and plants, as well as a lot of places and spaces and sacred sites. Also, plenty of other words have ended up in this class, including some animals and terms for people. These classes are ...

Test One Noun Class 5) <wanafunzi> wa-nafunzi CL2 / mw - w anafunzi CL1 This is just a little note. Simple Sentences Translate into English 4) Tutakunywa We will drink you Here the verb stem is mono-syllabic <-nywa>, so the infinitive <ku> remains so that the tense isn't the stressed syllable. &quo...

Test One This test will be pretty simple, and will serve to make sure you’re on track and that I am being clear. Syllables and stress Identify how many syllables are in these words, and where the stress is. Break the word down into syllables and mark the stress like so: <ninataka> ni-na-‘ta-ka 1) <...

Verbs: Past, Present, Future and Perfect Swahili verbs can contain a lot of information, such as tense, aspect, mood, person, subject, object or indirect object, as well as negation. Swahili verbs have an infinitive form, which is <ku> attached to the verb stem (rarely <kw>). For now we will only l...

Noun Classes 1 and 2 Swahili nouns all belong to one of eighteen noun classes. Although this may sound like a lot at first glance, three of these noun classes are directly related to placement and motion, and half of the remaining noun classes are the plural form of singular classes. Noun classes 1...

Phonology, Orthography and Phonotactics This will serve as a brief introduction to the phonology and orthography of Swahili. Vowels Swahili has five vowels and distinguishes length. Swahili vowels are fairly simple. <a e i o u> <aa ee ii oo uu> /ɑ ɛ i ɔ u/ /ɑ: ɛ: i: ɔ: u:/ There are no diphthongs i...

Masomo ya Kiswahili Nani anataka yujifunze Kiswahili? "Who wants to learn Swahili?" Swahili is a national or official language in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda; and is widely spoken in Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Swahili is also an official language ...

thaen wrote: I laugh every time I see it...probably because it is remarkably true...

Thakowsaizmu about one of my nooblangs wrote:I honestly think I hate everything about that.

It was really bad!

C@r@jo que no! Hace una semana, acabo de tener un sueño en que mi hijo y yo tuvimos que ayudarle a Doctor Who (por supuesto David Tennant) para que ganaramos contra los Daleks en una loca combinación de Londres y Filadelfia en los años 70 (Imagine Mike Douglas + Are you being served?) . Necesitamos...

:tan: Nafanya mchezo wa uwazo sasa hivi. Kuutumia mchezo wachezaji wanacheza mashujaa yanayokaa 1970ni na yanayopigana na vibaraka. Fikirini video vya utenzi vinakutana na dadu na disco [xD] :eng: I'm working on a roleplaying game currently. In the game, the players play heroes who live in the 1970s...

k1234567890y wrote:

Thakowsaizmu wrote:磨杵作鍼

李白少讀書、未成棄去。道逢老嫗磨杵、白問其故、曰：作鍼。白感其言、遂卒業。

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