CHAPTER 5
SYNOPSIS OF SWAHILI
The actual forms of the demonstratives are given below, with the concordial part of each underlined:
CLASS | huyu series | huyo series | yule series | |||
sg. | pl. | sg. | pl. | sg. | pl. | |
MU-WA | huyu | hawa | huyo | hao | yule | wale |
MU-MI | huu | hii | huo | hiyo | ule | ile |
LI-MA | hili | haya | hilo | hayo | lile | yale |
KI-VI | hiki | hivi | hicho | hivyo | kiie | zile |
N | hii | hizi | hiyo | hizo | ile | zile |
U | huu | huo | ule |
Locatives:
PA | hapa | hapo | pale |
KU | huku | huko | kule |
MU | humu | humo | mle |
(Ashton 327 , 58-9 Polomé 106-7)
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