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waka

See also: Waka, -waka, and wak'a

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).

Noun

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waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.
    • 1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 122:
      “Hey, look. There's one of those Jap waka poems on the back of this cigarette package.”
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Maori waka.

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waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori canoe.
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Aymara

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Jaqaru waka.

Noun

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waka

  1. cow

Balantak

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Noun

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waka

  1. body

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Bintulu

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Etymology

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From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

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waka

  1. root (of plant)

Chamicuro

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

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waka

  1. cow

Chickasaw

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waka

  1. to fly

Fijian

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Noun

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waka

  1. root
    Synonym: vu

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.ka/, [ˈʋɐ.kə]

Verb

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waka

  1. to flash
  2. (stative) sharp

Jamamadí

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waka

  1. (Banawá) to break

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Japanese

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Romanization

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waka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わか

Jaqaru

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Aymara waka.

Noun

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waka

  1. cow

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Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 74.

Katukina

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waka

  1. water

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Manchu

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Romanization

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waka

  1. Romanization of ᠸᠠᡴᠠ

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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waka

  1. boat, canoe
  2. vehicle, conveyance
  3. transport

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  • → English: waka

Mapudungun

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

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waka (Raguileo spelling)

  1. cow

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  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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Corruption of English walk.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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waka

  1. to walk
    You go waka sha.
    You're going to walk.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Anthonia Ujene, “Count animals”, in Storybooks African Languages‎[1]:
      Five Impales and six pigs dey waka go d water.
      Five impalas and six warthogs are walking to the water.

Palu'e

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

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waka

  1. root (of plant)

Pijin

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-om
    Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
    Proto-Germanic *werką
    Proto-West Germanic *werk
    Old English weorc
    Middle English werk
    English workder.
    Pijin waka

    From English work.

    Noun

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    waka

    1. work; labor; job

    Quechua

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    Etymology 1

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    "Chapter on the idols: waka willka Incap" (the Inca's deities and divinities). The dialogue between the Inca and the wakas is as follows:
    Inca: "Waka willkakuna! Pim qamkunata "ama parachun, qasachun, runtuchu" ninki? Rimariy! Chaylla!
    ("Wakas, willkas! Who of you said "let there not be rain, nor frost, nor hail"? Speak! That's it!
    Wakas: "Manam ñuqakunaqa, Inka".
    ("It was not us, Inca")
    Drawing by Guaman Poma.

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    Adjective

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    waka

    1. sacred
    2. (historical) sublime; horrifying

    Noun

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    waka

    1. an Andean guardian deity
      Near-synonym: willka
    2. sanctuary: both natural, like a sacred rock or crevice, and artificial, like a building.
    3. (historical) a votive offering
    Declension
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    declension of waka
    singular plural
    nominative waka wakakuna
    accusative wakata wakakunata
    dative wakaman wakakunaman
    genitive wakap wakakunap
    locative wakapi wakakunapi
    terminative wakakama wakakunakama
    ablative wakamanta wakakunamanta
    instrumental wakawan wakakunawan
    comitative wakantin wakakunantin
    abessive wakannaq wakakunannaq
    comparative wakahina wakakunahina
    causative wakarayku wakakunarayku
    benefactive wakapaq wakakunapaq
    associative wakapura wakakunapura
    distributive wakanka wakakunanka
    exclusive wakalla wakakunalla
    possessive forms of waka
    ñuqap - first-person singular
    ñuqap (my) singular plural
    nominative wakay wakaykuna
    accusative wakayta wakaykunata
    dative wakayman wakaykunaman
    genitive wakaypa wakaykunap
    locative wakaypi wakaykunapi
    terminative wakaykama wakaykunakama
    ablative wakaymanta wakaykunamanta
    instrumental wakaywan wakaykunawan
    comitative wakaynintin wakaykunantin
    abessive wakayninnaq wakaykunannaq
    comparative wakayhina wakaykunahina
    causative wakayrayku wakaykunarayku
    benefactive wakaypaq wakaykunapaq
    associative wakaypura wakaykunapura
    distributive wakayninka wakaykunanka
    exclusive wakaylla wakaykunalla
    qampa - second-person singular
    qampa (your) singular plural
    nominative wakayki wakaykikuna
    accusative wakaykita wakaykikunata
    dative wakaykiman wakaykikunaman
    genitive wakaykipa wakaykikunap
    locative wakaykipi wakaykikunapi
    terminative wakaykikama wakaykikunakama
    ablative wakaykimanta wakaykikunamanta
    instrumental wakaykiwan wakaykikunawan
    comitative wakaykintin wakaykikunantin
    abessive wakaykinnaq wakaykikunannaq
    comparative wakaykihina wakaykikunahina
    causative wakaykirayku wakaykikunarayku
    benefactive wakaykipaq wakaykikunapaq
    associative wakaykipura wakaykikunapura
    distributive wakaykinka wakaykikunanka
    exclusive wakaykilla wakaykikunalla
    paypa - third-person singular
    paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
    nominative wakan wakankuna
    accusative wakanta wakankunata
    dative wakanman wakankunaman
    genitive wakanpa wakankunap
    locative wakanpi wakankunapi
    terminative wakankama wakankunakama
    ablative wakanmanta wakankunamanta
    instrumental wakanwan wakankunawan
    comitative wakanintin wakankunantin
    abessive wakanninnaq wakankunannaq
    comparative wakanhina wakankunahina
    causative wakanrayku wakankunarayku
    benefactive wakanpaq wakankunapaq
    associative wakanpura wakankunapura
    distributive wakaninka wakankunanka
    exclusive wakanlla wakankunalla
    ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
    ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
    nominative wakanchik wakanchikkuna
    accusative wakanchikta wakanchikkunata
    dative wakanchikman wakanchikkunaman
    genitive wakanchikpa wakanchikkunap
    locative wakanchikpi wakanchikkunapi
    terminative wakanchikkama wakanchikkunakama
    ablative wakanchikmanta wakanchikkunamanta
    instrumental wakanchikwan wakanchikkunawan
    comitative wakanchiknintin wakanchikkunantin
    abessive wakanchikninnaq wakanchikkunannaq
    comparative wakanchikhina wakanchikkunahina
    causative wakanchikrayku wakanchikkunarayku
    benefactive wakanchikpaq wakanchikkunapaq
    associative wakanchikpura wakanchikkunapura
    distributive wakanchikninka wakanchikkunanka
    exclusive wakanchiklla wakanchikkunalla
    ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
    ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
    nominative wakayku wakaykukuna
    accusative wakaykuta wakaykukunata
    dative wakaykuman wakaykukunaman
    genitive wakaykupa wakaykukunap
    locative wakaykupi wakaykukunapi
    terminative wakaykukama wakaykukunakama
    ablative wakaykumanta wakaykukunamanta
    instrumental wakaykuwan wakaykukunawan
    comitative wakaykuntin wakaykukunantin
    abessive wakaykunnaq wakaykukunannaq
    comparative wakaykuhina wakaykukunahina
    causative wakaykurayku wakaykukunarayku
    benefactive wakaykupaq wakaykukunapaq
    associative wakaykupura wakaykukunapura
    distributive wakaykunka wakaykukunanka
    exclusive wakaykulla wakaykukunalla
    qamkunap - second-person plural
    qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
    nominative wakaykichik wakaykichikkuna
    accusative wakaykichikta wakaykichikkunata
    dative wakaykichikman wakaykichikkunaman
    genitive wakaykichikpa wakaykichikkunap
    locative wakaykichikpi wakaykichikkunapi
    terminative wakaykichikkama wakaykichikkunakama
    ablative wakaykichikmanta wakaykichikkunamanta
    instrumental wakaykichikwan wakaykichikkunawan
    comitative wakaykichiknintin wakaykichikkunantin
    abessive wakaykichikninnaq wakaykichikkunannaq
    comparative wakaykichikhina wakaykichikkunahina
    causative wakaykichikrayku wakaykichikkunarayku
    benefactive wakaykichikpaq wakaykichikkunapaq
    associative wakaykichikpura wakaykichikkunapura
    distributive wakaykichikninka wakaykichikkunanka
    exclusive wakaykichiklla wakaykichikkunalla
    paykunap - third-person plural
    paykunap (their) singular plural
    nominative wakanku wakankukuna
    accusative wakankuta wakankukunata
    dative wakankuman wakankukunaman
    genitive wakankupa wakankukunap
    locative wakankupi wakankukunapi
    terminative wakankukama wakankukunakama
    ablative wakankumanta wakankukunamanta
    instrumental wakankuwan wakankukunawan
    comitative wakankuntin wakankukunantin
    abessive wakankunnaq wakankukunannaq
    comparative wakankuhina wakankukunahina
    causative wakankurayku wakankukunarayku
    benefactive wakankupaq wakankukunapaq
    associative wakankupura wakankukunapura
    distributive wakankunka wakankukunanka
    exclusive wakankulla wakankukunalla
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    References
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    Cerrón-Palomino, Rodolfo (2013) Tras las huellas del Inca Garcilaso: el lenguaje como hermenéutica en la comprensión del pasado [Following the footsteps of Inca Garcilaso: Language as hermeneutics in the understanding of the past], Boston: Latinoamericana Editories; CELACP; Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, →DOI

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    Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

    Noun

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    waka

    1. (Cuzco-Collao) Alternative form of baka
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    singular plural
    nominative waka wakakuna
    accusative wakata wakakunata
    dative wakaman wakakunaman
    genitive wakap wakakunap
    locative wakapi wakakunapi
    terminative wakakama wakakunakama
    ablative wakamanta wakakunamanta
    instrumental wakawan wakakunawan
    comitative wakantin wakakunantin
    abessive wakannaq wakakunannaq
    comparative wakahina wakakunahina
    causative wakarayku wakakunarayku
    benefactive wakapaq wakakunapaq
    associative wakapura wakakunapura
    distributive wakanka wakakunanka
    exclusive wakalla wakakunalla
    possessive forms of waka
    ñuqap - first-person singular
    ñuqap (my) singular plural
    nominative wakay wakaykuna
    accusative wakayta wakaykunata
    dative wakayman wakaykunaman
    genitive wakaypa wakaykunap
    locative wakaypi wakaykunapi
    terminative wakaykama wakaykunakama
    ablative wakaymanta wakaykunamanta
    instrumental wakaywan wakaykunawan
    comitative wakaynintin wakaykunantin
    abessive wakayninnaq wakaykunannaq
    comparative wakayhina wakaykunahina
    causative wakayrayku wakaykunarayku
    benefactive wakaypaq wakaykunapaq
    associative wakaypura wakaykunapura
    distributive wakayninka wakaykunanka
    exclusive wakaylla wakaykunalla
    qampa - second-person singular
    qampa (your) singular plural
    nominative wakayki wakaykikuna
    accusative wakaykita wakaykikunata
    dative wakaykiman wakaykikunaman
    genitive wakaykipa wakaykikunap
    locative wakaykipi wakaykikunapi
    terminative wakaykikama wakaykikunakama
    ablative wakaykimanta wakaykikunamanta
    instrumental wakaykiwan wakaykikunawan
    comitative wakaykintin wakaykikunantin
    abessive wakaykinnaq wakaykikunannaq
    comparative wakaykihina wakaykikunahina
    causative wakaykirayku wakaykikunarayku
    benefactive wakaykipaq wakaykikunapaq
    associative wakaykipura wakaykikunapura
    distributive wakaykinka wakaykikunanka
    exclusive wakaykilla wakaykikunalla
    paypa - third-person singular
    paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
    nominative wakan wakankuna
    accusative wakanta wakankunata
    dative wakanman wakankunaman
    genitive wakanpa wakankunap
    locative wakanpi wakankunapi
    terminative wakankama wakankunakama
    ablative wakanmanta wakankunamanta
    instrumental wakanwan wakankunawan
    comitative wakanintin wakankunantin
    abessive wakanninnaq wakankunannaq
    comparative wakanhina wakankunahina
    causative wakanrayku wakankunarayku
    benefactive wakanpaq wakankunapaq
    associative wakanpura wakankunapura
    distributive wakaninka wakankunanka
    exclusive wakanlla wakankunalla
    ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
    ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
    nominative wakanchik wakanchikkuna
    accusative wakanchikta wakanchikkunata
    dative wakanchikman wakanchikkunaman
    genitive wakanchikpa wakanchikkunap
    locative wakanchikpi wakanchikkunapi
    terminative wakanchikkama wakanchikkunakama
    ablative wakanchikmanta wakanchikkunamanta
    instrumental wakanchikwan wakanchikkunawan
    comitative wakanchiknintin wakanchikkunantin
    abessive wakanchikninnaq wakanchikkunannaq
    comparative wakanchikhina wakanchikkunahina
    causative wakanchikrayku wakanchikkunarayku
    benefactive wakanchikpaq wakanchikkunapaq
    associative wakanchikpura wakanchikkunapura
    distributive wakanchikninka wakanchikkunanka
    exclusive wakanchiklla wakanchikkunalla
    ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
    ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
    nominative wakayku wakaykukuna
    accusative wakaykuta wakaykukunata
    dative wakaykuman wakaykukunaman
    genitive wakaykupa wakaykukunap
    locative wakaykupi wakaykukunapi
    terminative wakaykukama wakaykukunakama
    ablative wakaykumanta wakaykukunamanta
    instrumental wakaykuwan wakaykukunawan
    comitative wakaykuntin wakaykukunantin
    abessive wakaykunnaq wakaykukunannaq
    comparative wakaykuhina wakaykukunahina
    causative wakaykurayku wakaykukunarayku
    benefactive wakaykupaq wakaykukunapaq
    associative wakaykupura wakaykukunapura
    distributive wakaykunka wakaykukunanka
    exclusive wakaykulla wakaykukunalla
    qamkunap - second-person plural
    qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
    nominative wakaykichik wakaykichikkuna
    accusative wakaykichikta wakaykichikkunata
    dative wakaykichikman wakaykichikkunaman
    genitive wakaykichikpa wakaykichikkunap
    locative wakaykichikpi wakaykichikkunapi
    terminative wakaykichikkama wakaykichikkunakama
    ablative wakaykichikmanta wakaykichikkunamanta
    instrumental wakaykichikwan wakaykichikkunawan
    comitative wakaykichiknintin wakaykichikkunantin
    abessive wakaykichikninnaq wakaykichikkunannaq
    comparative wakaykichikhina wakaykichikkunahina
    causative wakaykichikrayku wakaykichikkunarayku
    benefactive wakaykichikpaq wakaykichikkunapaq
    associative wakaykichikpura wakaykichikkunapura
    distributive wakaykichikninka wakaykichikkunanka
    exclusive wakaykichiklla wakaykichikkunalla
    paykunap - third-person plural
    paykunap (their) singular plural
    nominative wakanku wakankukuna
    accusative wakankuta wakankukunata
    dative wakankuman wakankukunaman
    genitive wakankupa wakankukunap
    locative wakankupi wakankukunapi
    terminative wakankukama wakankukunakama
    ablative wakankumanta wakankukunamanta
    instrumental wakankuwan wakankukunawan
    comitative wakankuntin wakankukunantin
    abessive wakankunnaq wakankukunannaq
    comparative wakankuhina wakankukunahina
    causative wakankurayku wakankukunarayku
    benefactive wakankupaq wakankukunapaq
    associative wakankupura wakankukunapura
    distributive wakankunka wakankukunanka
    exclusive wakankulla wakankukunalla

    Remontado Agta

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    waká

    1. rattan

    Swahili

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    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    -waka (infinitive kuwaka)

    1. to burn, be in flames
    2. to shine

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of -waka
    Positive present -nawaka
    Subjunctive -wake
    Negative -waki
    Imperative singular waka
    Infinitives
    Positive kuwaka
    Negative kutowaka
    Imperatives
    Singular waka
    Plural wakeni
    Tensed forms
    Habitual huwaka
    Positive past positive subject concord + -liwaka
    Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwaka
    Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawaka)
    Singular Plural
    1st person ninawaka/nawaka tunawaka
    2nd person unawaka mnawaka
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawaka wanawaka
    other classes positive subject concord + -nawaka
    Negative present (negative subject concord + -waki)
    Singular Plural
    1st person siwaki hatuwaki
    2nd person huwaki hamuwaki
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawaki hawawaki
    other classes negative subject concord + -waki
    Positive future positive subject concord + -tawaka
    Negative future negative subject concord + -tawaka
    Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wake)
    Singular Plural
    1st person niwake tuwake
    2nd person uwake muwake
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) awake wawake
    other classes positive subject concord + -wake
    Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwake
    Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewaka
    Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewaka
    Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwaka
    Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwaka
    Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awaka)
    Singular Plural
    1st person nawaka twawaka
    2nd person wawaka mwawaka
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) awaka wawaka
    m-mi(III/IV) wawaka yawaka
    ji-ma(V/VI) lawaka yawaka
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawaka vyawaka
    n(IX/X) yawaka zawaka
    u(XI) wawaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) kwawaka
    pa(XVI) pawaka
    mu(XVIII) mwawaka
    Perfect positive subject concord + -mewaka
    "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawaka
    "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawaka
    "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwaka
    "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowaka
    Consecutive kawaka / positive subject concord + -kawaka
    Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawake
    Object concord (indicative positive)
    Singular Plural
    1st person -niwaka -tuwaka
    2nd person -kuwaka -wawaka/-kuwakeni/-wawakeni
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwaka -wawaka
    m-mi(III/IV) -uwaka -iwaka
    ji-ma(V/VI) -liwaka -yawaka
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwaka -viwaka
    n(IX/X) -iwaka -ziwaka
    u(XI) -uwaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kuwaka
    pa(XVI) -pawaka
    mu(XVIII) -muwaka
    Reflexive -jiwaka
    Relative forms
    General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -waka- + relative marker)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -wakaye -wakao
    m-mi(III/IV) -wakao -wakayo
    ji-ma(V/VI) -wakalo -wakayo
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wakacho -wakavyo
    n(IX/X) -wakayo -wakazo
    u(XI) -wakao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -wakako
    pa(XVI) -wakapo
    mu(XVIII) -wakamo
    Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -waka)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -yewaka -owaka
    m-mi(III/IV) -owaka -yowaka
    ji-ma(V/VI) -lowaka -yowaka
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowaka -vyowaka
    n(IX/X) -yowaka -zowaka
    u(XI) -owaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kowaka
    pa(XVI) -powaka
    mu(XVIII) -mowaka
    Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

    Derived terms

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    Yanomamö

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    Noun

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    waka

    1. giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus

    References

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    • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎[2] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
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