nyonya

Malay

Etymology

Perhaps from Italian nonna (“grandma”) or Portuguese dona (“lady”).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɲoɲə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɲoɲa/
Rhymes: -oɲə, -ɲə, -ə

Noun

nyonya

A female peranakan.

Swahili

Verb

-nyonya (infinitive kunyonya)

to suck a breast, to breastfeed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyonya

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kunyonya

kutonyonya

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

nyonya

nyonyeni

Habitual

hunyonya

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilinyonya nalinyonya	tulinyonya twalinyonya	ulinyonya walinyonya	mlinyonya mwalinyonya	alinyonya	walinyonya	ulinyonya	ilinyonya	lilinyonya	yalinyonya	kilinyonya	vilinyonya	ilinyonya	zilinyonya	ulinyonya	kulinyonya	palinyonya	mulinyonya
Relative	nilionyonya nalionyonya	tulionyonya twalionyonya	ulionyonya walionyonya	mlionyonya mwalionyonya	alionyonya	walionyonya	ulionyonya	ilionyonya	lilionyonya	yalionyonya	kilionyonya	vilionyonya	ilionyonya	zilionyonya	ulionyonya	kulionyonya	palionyonya	mulionyonya
Negative	sikunyonya	hatukunyonya	hukunyonya	hamkunyonya	hakunyonya	hawakunyonya	haukunyonya	haikunyonya	halikunyonya	hayakunyonya	hakikunyonya	havikunyonya	haikunyonya	hazikunyonya	haukunyonya	hakukunyonya	hapakunyonya	hamukunyonya

Present
Positive	ninanyonya nanyonya	tunanyonya	unanyonya	mnanyonya	ananyonya	wananyonya	unanyonya	inanyonya	linanyonya	yananyonya	kinanyonya	vinanyonya	inanyonya	zinanyonya	unanyonya	kunanyonya	pananyonya	munanyonya
Relative	ninaonyonya naonyonya	tunaonyonya	unaonyonya	mnaonyonya	anaonyonya	wanaonyonya	unaonyonya	inaonyonya	linaonyonya	yanaonyonya	kinaonyonya	vinaonyonya	inaonyonya	zinaonyonya	unaonyonya	kunaonyonya	panaonyonya	munaonyonya
Negative	sinyonyi	hatunyonyi	hunyonyi	hamnyonyi	hanyonyi	hawanyonyi	haunyonyi	hainyonyi	halinyonyi	hayanyonyi	hakinyonyi	havinyonyi	hainyonyi	hazinyonyi	haunyonyi	hakunyonyi	hapanyonyi	hamunyonyi

Future
Positive	nitanyonya	tutanyonya	utanyonya	mtanyonya	atanyonya	watanyonya	utanyonya	itanyonya	litanyonya	yatanyonya	kitanyonya	vitanyonya	itanyonya	zitanyonya	utanyonya	kutanyonya	patanyonya	mutanyonya
Relative	nitakaonyonya	tutakaonyonya	utakaonyonya	mtakaonyonya	atakaonyonya	watakaonyonya	utakaonyonya	itakaonyonya	litakaonyonya	yatakaonyonya	kitakaonyonya	vitakaonyonya	itakaonyonya	zitakaonyonya	utakaonyonya	kutakaonyonya	patakaonyonya	mutakaonyonya
Negative	sitanyonya	hatutanyonya	hutanyonya	hamtanyonya	hatanyonya	hawatanyonya	hautanyonya	haitanyonya	halitanyonya	hayatanyonya	hakitanyonya	havitanyonya	haitanyonya	hazitanyonya	hautanyonya	hakutanyonya	hapatanyonya	hamutanyonya

Subjunctive
Positive	ninyonye	tunyonye	unyonye	mnyonye	anyonye	wanyonye	unyonye	inyonye	linyonye	yanyonye	kinyonye	vinyonye	inyonye	zinyonye	unyonye	kunyonye	panyonye	munyonye
Negative	nisinyonye	tusinyonye	usinyonye	msinyonye	asinyonye	wasinyonye	usinyonye	isinyonye	lisinyonye	yasinyonye	kisinyonye	visinyonye	isinyonye	zisinyonye	usinyonye	kusinyonye	pasinyonye	musinyonye

Present Conditional
Positive	ningenyonya	tungenyonya	ungenyonya	mngenyonya	angenyonya	wangenyonya	ungenyonya	ingenyonya	lingenyonya	yangenyonya	kingenyonya	vingenyonya	ingenyonya	zingenyonya	ungenyonya	kungenyonya	pangenyonya	mungenyonya
Negative	nisingenyonya singenyonya	tusingenyonya hatungenyonya	usingenyonya hungenyonya	msingenyonya hamngenyonya	asingenyonya hangenyonya	wasingenyonya hawangenyonya	usingenyonya haungenyonya	isingenyonya haingenyonya	lisingenyonya halingenyonya	yasingenyonya hayangenyonya	kisingenyonya hakingenyonya	visingenyonya havingenyonya	isingenyonya haingenyonya	zisingenyonya hazingenyonya	usingenyonya haungenyonya	kusingenyonya hakungenyonya	pasingenyonya hapangenyonya	musingenyonya hamungenyonya

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalinyonya	tungalinyonya	ungalinyonya	mngalinyonya	angalinyonya	wangalinyonya	ungalinyonya	ingalinyonya	lingalinyonya	yangalinyonya	kingalinyonya	vingalinyonya	ingalinyonya	zingalinyonya	ungalinyonya	kungalinyonya	pangalinyonya	mungalinyonya
Negative	nisingalinyonya singalinyonya	tusingalinyonya hatungalinyonya	usingalinyonya hungalinyonya	msingalinyonya hamngalinyonya	asingalinyonya hangalinyonya	wasingalinyonya hawangalinyonya	usingalinyonya haungalinyonya	isingalinyonya haingalinyonya	lisingalinyonya halingalinyonya	yasingalinyonya hayangalinyonya	kisingalinyonya hakingalinyonya	visingalinyonya havingalinyonya	isingalinyonya haingalinyonya	zisingalinyonya hazingalinyonya	usingalinyonya haungalinyonya	kusingalinyonya hakungalinyonya	pasingalinyonya hapangalinyonya	musingalinyonya hamungalinyonya

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelinyonya	tungelinyonya	ungelinyonya	mngelinyonya	angelinyonya	wangelinyonya	ungelinyonya	ingelinyonya	lingelinyonya	yangelinyonya	kingelinyonya	vingelinyonya	ingelinyonya	zingelinyonya	ungelinyonya	kungelinyonya	pangelinyonya	mungelinyonya

General Relative
Positive	ninyonyao	tunyonyao	unyonyao	mnyonyao	anyonyao	wanyonyao	unyonyao	inyonyao	linyonyao	yanyonyao	kinyonyao	vinyonyao	inyonyao	zinyonyao	unyonyao	kunyonyao	panyonyao	munyonyao
Negative	nisionyonya	tusionyonya	usionyonya	msionyonya	asionyonya	wasionyonya	usionyonya	isionyonya	lisionyonya	yasionyonya	kisionyonya	visionyonya	isionyonya	zisionyonya	usionyonya	kusionyonya	pasionyonya	musionyonya

Gnomic
Positive	nanyonya	twanyonya	wanyonya	mwanyonya	anyonya	wanyonya	wanyonya	yanyonya	lanyonya	yanyonya	chanyonya	vyanyonya	yanyonya	zanyonya	wanyonya	kwanyonya	panyonya	mwanyonya

Perfect
Positive	nimenyonya	tumenyonya	umenyonya	mmenyonya	amenyonya	wamenyonya	umenyonya	imenyonya	limenyonya	yamenyonya	kimenyonya	vimenyonya	imenyonya	zimenyonya	umenyonya	kumenyonya	pamenyonya	mumenyonya

"Already"
Positive	nimeshanyonya	tumeshanyonya	umeshanyonya	mmeshanyonya	ameshanyonya	wameshanyonya	umeshanyonya	imeshanyonya	limeshanyonya	yameshanyonya	kimeshanyonya	vimeshanyonya	imeshanyonya	zimeshanyonya	umeshanyonya	kumeshanyonya	pameshanyonya	mumeshanyonya

"Not yet"
Negative	sijanyonya	hatujanyonya	hujanyonya	hamjanyonya	hajanyonya	hawajanyonya	haujanyonya	haijanyonya	halijanyonya	hayajanyonya	hakijanyonya	havijanyonya	haijanyonya	hazijanyonya	haujanyonya	hakujanyonya	hapajanyonya	hamujanyonya

"If/When"
Positive	nikinyonya	tukinyonya	ukinyonya	mkinyonya	akinyonya	wakinyonya	ukinyonya	ikinyonya	likinyonya	yakinyonya	kikinyonya	vikinyonya	ikinyonya	zikinyonya	ukinyonya	kukinyonya	pakinyonya	mukinyonya

"If not"
Negative	nisiponyonya	tusiponyonya	usiponyonya	msiponyonya	asiponyonya	wasiponyonya	usiponyonya	isiponyonya	lisiponyonya	yasiponyonya	kisiponyonya	visiponyonya	isiponyonya	zisiponyonya	usiponyonya	kusiponyonya	pasiponyonya	musiponyonya

Consecutive
Positive	nikanyonya	tukanyonya	ukanyonya	mkanyonya	akanyonya	wakanyonya	ukanyonya	ikanyonya	likanyonya	yakanyonya	kikanyonya	vikanyonya	ikanyonya	zikanyonya	ukanyonya	kukanyonya	pakanyonya	mukanyonya

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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