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Appendix:Variations of "ta" Kikuyu Pronunciation ki /ta/ Particle ki particle ki with a class prefix and a verb without ...ing ki kĩiniĩ gĩtaita something upside down without leaking ki Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. One who does not travel says only his mother is a good cook. Further reading -ta- 423 Swahili Etymology sw bnt-pro *-càk- From sw taka -taka to want. sw -taka-. Pronunciation t_da ung,mv sw Sw-ke-ta.flac Kenya In Kimvita, the pronunciation becomes /t_d_ha/ when preceded by sw n-. Infix sw infix will, positive and negative future tense marker sw -taka- relative positive future tense marker sw watakwenda they will go sw sitakisoma I will not read it Conjugation ta positive ta y negative See also Tooro Alternative forms ttj -to- before /o/ ttj -te- before /e/ Etymology Potential cognate with ki -ta- "without" infix, hz -ha- negative infinitive infix, kj -ha- negative infinitive infix and ny -sa- negative infinitive infix. Pronunciation ttj /ta/ Infix ttj infix negative marker: negative relative marker negative infinitive marker negative subjunctive marker ttj with suffix ttj -e negative remote past marker Usage notes ttj ti- is used for all other negative tense–aspect–mood constructions. References 315