huia

See also: huía and -huia

English

An illustration of a pair of huia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori huia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːjə/

Noun

huia (plural huias or huia)

1. A wattlebird (†Heteralocha acutirostris), endemic to New Zealand's North Island but extinct since the early twentieth century.

Further reading

• huia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English huia, from Maori huia.

Noun

huia m (plural huia's)

1. the huia, †Heteralocha acutirostris

Further reading

• huia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʉiˌa/

Noun

huia

1. huia

Swahili

Verb

-huia (infinitive kuhuia)

1. Applicative form of -hui

Conjugation

Conjugation of -huia
Positive present -nahuia Subjunctive -huie Negative -huii Imperative singular huia
Infinitives
Positive kuhuia Negative kutohuia
Imperatives
Singular huia Plural huieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhuia Positive past positive subject concord + -lihuia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhuia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuia) Singular Plural 1st person ninahuia/nahuia tunahuia 2nd person unahuia mnahuia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahuia wanahuia other classes positive subject concord + -nahuia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -huii) Singular Plural 1st person sihuii hatuhuii 2nd person huhuii hamhuii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahuii hawahuii other classes negative subject concord + -huii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahuia Negative future negative subject concord + -tahuia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huie) Singular Plural 1st person nihuie tuhuie 2nd person uhuie mhuie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuie wahuie other classes positive subject concord + -huie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihuie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehuia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehuia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihuia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihuia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuia) Singular Plural 1st person nahuia twahuia 2nd person wahuia mwahuia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuia wahuia m-mi(III/IV) wahuia yahuia ji-ma(V/VI) lahuia yahuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahuia vyahuia n(IX/X) yahuia zahuia u(XI) wahuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahuia pa(XVI) pahuia mu(XVIII) mwahuia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehuia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahuia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahuia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihuia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohuia Consecutive kahuia / positive subject concord + -kahuia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahuie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihuia -tuhuia 2nd person -kuhuia -wahuia/-kuhuieni/-wahuieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhuia -wahuia m-mi(III/IV) -uhuia -ihuia ji-ma(V/VI) -lihuia -yahuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihuia -vihuia n(IX/X) -ihuia -zihuia u(XI) -uhuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhuia pa(XVI) -pahuia mu(XVIII) -muhuia Reflexive -jihuia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -huiaye -huiao m-mi(III/IV) -huiao -huiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -huialo -huiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -huiacho -huiavyo n(IX/X) -huiayo -huiazo u(XI) -huiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -huiako pa(XVI) -huiapo mu(XVIII) -huiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehuia -ohuia m-mi(III/IV) -ohuia -yohuia ji-ma(V/VI) -lohuia -yohuia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohuia -vyohuia n(IX/X) -yohuia -zohuia u(XI) -ohuia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohuia pa(XVI) -pohuia mu(XVIII) -mohuia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.