ania

• nia — colloquial, short form
• aniay, niay — with indefinite subject

From the same root as kini, kani (“this”). Compare similar formations in adia, anaa, atua, and aduna.

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈniʔa/ [ʔɐˈn̪i.ʔɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧a

ania (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜀ)

1. there exists (near both the speaker and listener)

   Coordinate terms: adia, anaa, atua

   ania si Pedro sa Sugbo ― Pedro is here in Cebu

• In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs: aduna, adia, ania, and atua, to mean "there is; to be in; to have."

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanja/ [ˈʔɐ.ɲɐ]
• Hyphenation: a‧nia

ania (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜀ)

1. (interrogative) what

• -wania

Compare -nia.

• Audio (Kenya):

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-ania (infinitive kuania)

1. to intend, plan

Conjugation of -ania
Positive present -naania Subjunctive -anie Negative -anii Imperative singular ania
Infinitives
Positive kuania Negative kutoania
Imperatives
Singular ania Plural anieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huania Positive past positive subject concord + -liania Negative past negative subject concord + -kuania
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naania) Singular Plural 1st person ninaania/naania tunaania 2nd person unaania mnaania 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaania wanaania other classes positive subject concord + -naania
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anii) Singular Plural 1st person sianii hatuanii 2nd person huanii hamwanii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanii hawaanii other classes negative subject concord + -anii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taania Negative future negative subject concord + -taania
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anie) Singular Plural 1st person nianie tuanie 2nd person uanie mwanie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanie waanie other classes positive subject concord + -anie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeania Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeania Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliania Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliania
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aania) Singular Plural 1st person naania twaania 2nd person waania mwaania 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aania waania m-mi(III/IV) waania yaania ji-ma(V/VI) laania yaania ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaania vyaania n(IX/X) yaania zaania u(XI) waania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaania pa(XVI) paania mu(XVIII) mwaania
Perfect positive subject concord + -meania "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaania "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaania "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiania "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoania Consecutive kaania / positive subject concord + -kaania Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niania -tuania 2nd person -kuania -waania/-kuanieni/-waanieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwania -waania m-mi(III/IV) -uania -iania ji-ma(V/VI) -liania -yaania ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiania -viania n(IX/X) -iania -ziania u(XI) -uania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuania pa(XVI) -paania mu(XVIII) -muania Reflexive -jiania
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ania- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -aniaye -aniao m-mi(III/IV) -aniao -aniayo ji-ma(V/VI) -anialo -aniayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aniacho -aniavyo n(IX/X) -aniayo -aniazo u(XI) -aniao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -aniako pa(XVI) -aniapo mu(XVIII) -aniamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ania) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeania -oania m-mi(III/IV) -oania -yoania ji-ma(V/VI) -loania -yoania ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choania -vyoania n(IX/X) -yoania -zoania u(XI) -oania see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koania pa(XVI) -poania mu(XVIII) -moania
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.