Chuukese
Noun
chunga
- painting
2013 October 5, Timothy J. Dyches, “Ka Mochen Pwe Kopwe Unus?”, in LDS.org[1], retrieved 14 July 2015:Atun an ewe Samon a tonong non ei neni mi pwa non eu chunga seni Carl Bloch a iteni Kraist mi Apochokunata ekkewe mi Semwen non ewe Nenien Konik itan Bethesda. Bloch a chungani Jises a ekieta kinikinin mangaken eu imwan mangaku me a pwari emon "mwan mi semwen" a nom non (John 5:7) mi kokkon unukun ewe nenien konik, nge mi chok witiwit.- The time the Lord enters in this place appears in a painting from Carl Bloch called Christ Healing the Sick in the Pool named Bethesda. Bloch painted Jesus lifting a portion of a cloth of a cloth house and he shows himself to a "sick man" in John 5:7 who is lying next to a pool, just waiting.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
chunga m or f (plural chungas)
- (Portugal, colloquial) crappy, dodgy, cheap (of bad quality, or in a bad condition)
- (Porto, colloquial) bothersome
Derived terms
Noun
chunga m or f by sense (plural chungas)
- (Portugal, Lisbon) a street thug
- Synonyms: (Porto) guna, (Brazil) mano, mitra
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃunɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃũŋ.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -unɡa
- Syllabification: chun‧ga
Noun
chunga f (plural chungas)
- crazy or wild party
Adjective
chunga
- feminine singular of chungo
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to look after, to herd”), from Proto-Bantu *-cùnga. From the same root as -tunza. Cognate with Ndzwani Comorian -tsunga (“to raise, to rear animals”) and the root of Kipfokomo -tsungia.
Verb
-chunga (infinitive kuchunga)
- to protect, guard, herd animals
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to winnow”), from Common Bantu *-cʊ̀nga. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsunga and Giryama -tsunga.
Verb
-chunga (infinitive kuchunga)
- to sieve, sift, winnow
Derived terms
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chunga
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| Positive present
|
-nachunga
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| Subjunctive
|
-chunge
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| Negative
|
-chungi
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| Imperative singular
|
chunga
|
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chunga
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| Plural
|
chungeni
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huchunga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichunga
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchunga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachunga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninachunga/nachunga
|
tunachunga
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| 2nd person
|
unachunga
|
mnachunga
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anachunga
|
wanachunga
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nachunga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chungi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sichungi
|
hatuchungi
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| 2nd person
|
huchungi
|
hamchungi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hachungi
|
hawachungi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -chungi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachunga
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachunga
|
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chunge)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nichunge
|
tuchunge
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| 2nd person
|
uchunge
|
mchunge
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achunge
|
wachunge
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -chunge
|
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sichunge
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngechunga
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singechunga
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalichunga
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalichunga
|
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achunga)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nachunga
|
twachunga
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| 2nd person
|
wachunga
|
mwachunga
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achunga
|
wachunga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wachunga
|
yachunga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachunga
|
yachunga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachunga
|
vyachunga
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| n(IX/X)
|
yachunga
|
zachunga
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| u(XI)
|
wachunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachunga
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachunga
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachunga
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mechunga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachunga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachunga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichunga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochunga
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| Consecutive
|
kachunga / positive subject concord + -kachunga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kachunge
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nichunga
|
-tuchunga
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchunga
|
-wachunga/-kuchungeni/-wachungeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mchunga
|
-wachunga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uchunga
|
-ichunga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lichunga
|
-yachunga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kichunga
|
-vichunga
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ichunga
|
-zichunga
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| u(XI)
|
-uchunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuchunga
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pachunga
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muchunga
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jichunga
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chunga- + relative marker)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-chungaye
|
-chungao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-chungao
|
-chungayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-chungalo
|
-chungayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chungacho
|
-chungavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-chungayo
|
-chungazo
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| u(XI)
|
-chungao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chungako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-chungapo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-chungamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chunga)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yechunga
|
-ochunga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ochunga
|
-yochunga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lochunga
|
-yochunga
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chochunga
|
-vyochunga
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yochunga
|
-zochunga
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| u(XI)
|
-ochunga
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochunga
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochunga
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochunga
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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