hamw-

Swahili

Alternative forms

• ham-(before consonants)
• hamu-(before/u/and/w/)

Etymology 1

Prefix

hamw-

1. youdonot,2nd person plural negative subject concord used before vowels

   Antonym:mw-

See also

Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class_(I/II))

Number	Person	Independent	Subject concord		Object concord	Combined forms			Possessive
			affirmative	negative		na	ndi-	si-
Singular	First	mimi	ni-	si-	-ni-	nami,namimi	ndimi,ndiye	simi,siye	-angu
	Second	wewe	u-	hu-	-ku-	nawe,nawewe	ndiwe,ndiye	siwe,siye	-ako
	Third	yeye	a-,yu-	ha-,hayu-	-m-,-mw-,-mu-	naye,nayeye	ndiye	siye	-ake
Plural	First	sisi	tu-	hatu-	-tu-	nasi,nasisi	ndisi,ndio	sio	-etu
	Second	ninyi	m-,mw-,mu-	ham-,hamw-,hamu-	-wa-	nanyi,naninyi	ndinyi,ndio	sinyi,sio	-enu
	Third	wao	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	nao	ndio	sio	-ao
Reflexive		—	—		-ji-	—			—
For a full table including other classes, seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Etymology 2

Prefix

hamw-

1. thereinisno,mu class_(XVIII)negative subject concord used before vowels

   Antonym:mw-

See also

Swahili verbal concords (third person)

Class	Subject concord		Object concord	Relative
	affirmative	negative
m(I)	a-,yu-	ha-,hayu-	-m-,-mw-,-mu-	-ye
wa(II)	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	-o
m(III)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
mi(IV)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
ji(V)	li-	hali-	-li-	-lo
ma(VI)	ya-	haya-	-ya-	-yo
ki(VII)	ki-	haki-	-ki-	-cho
vi(VIII)	vi-	havi-	-vi-	-vyo
n(IX)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
n(X)	zi-	hazi-	-zi-	-zo
u(XI)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
ku(XV/XVII)	ku-	haku-	-ku-	-ko
pa(XVI)	pa-	hapa-	-pa-	-po
mu(XVIII)	m-,mw-,mu-	ham-,hamw-,hamu-	-mu-	-mo
For a full table including first and second person, seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns.