onya

English

Pronunciation

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Interjection

onya

1. (Australia, slang) good on you

Anagrams

• Ayon, Yano, nyao, yano

Swahili

Etymology

From -ona (“to see”) +‎ -ya (causative affix).

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Verb

-onya (infinitive kuonya)

1. to warn, admonish

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onya
Positive present -naonya Subjunctive -onye Negative -onyi Imperative singular onya
Infinitives
Positive kuonya Negative kutoonya
Imperatives
Singular onya Plural onyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonya Positive past positive subject concord + -lionya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonya) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonya/naonya tunaonya 2nd person unaonya mnaonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonya wanaonya other classes positive subject concord + -naonya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyi) Singular Plural 1st person sionyi hatuonyi 2nd person huonyi hamwonyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonyi hawaonyi other classes negative subject concord + -onyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonya Negative future negative subject concord + -taonya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onye) Singular Plural 1st person nionye tuonye 2nd person uonye mwonye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonye waonye other classes positive subject concord + -onye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonya) Singular Plural 1st person naonya twaonya 2nd person waonya mwaonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonya waonya m-mi(III/IV) waonya yaonya ji-ma(V/VI) laonya yaonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonya vyaonya n(IX/X) yaonya zaonya u(XI) waonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonya pa(XVI) paonya mu(XVIII) mwaonya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonya Consecutive kaonya / positive subject concord + -kaonya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionya -tuonya 2nd person -kuonya -waonya/-kuonyeni/-waonyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonya -waonya m-mi(III/IV) -uonya -ionya ji-ma(V/VI) -lionya -yaonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionya -vionya n(IX/X) -ionya -zionya u(XI) -uonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonya pa(XVI) -paonya mu(XVIII) -muonya Reflexive -jionya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onyaye -onyao m-mi(III/IV) -onyao -onyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onyalo -onyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onyacho -onyavyo n(IX/X) -onyayo -onyazo u(XI) -onyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onyako pa(XVI) -onyapo mu(XVIII) -onyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonya -oonya m-mi(III/IV) -oonya -yoonya ji-ma(V/VI) -loonya -yoonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonya -vyoonya n(IX/X) -yoonya -zoonya u(XI) -oonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonya pa(XVI) -poonya mu(XVIII) -moonya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -onyana

• Nominal derivations:
  • onyo