The #Swahili I-Zi class takes the prefixes i- and zi–on the locatives –ko (general location), –po (specific location), and –mo (interior location). Betri iko wapi? Betri iko garini. Where is the battery? The battery is in the car. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-i-zi-noun-class/

The #Swahili demonstratives for the A-Wa class are huyu (this), hawa (these), huyo (that), hao (those), yule (that over there), wale (those over there). mwanamke huyu (this woman) wanawake hawa (these women) #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-a-wa-noun-class/

#Swahili object infixes for the A-Wa class are m(w)- in the singular, and wa– in the plural. For humans, use –ni– (me), –ku– (you, singular), –m/mw– (him, her), –tu– (us), –wa– (you, plural), –wa– (them). #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-a-wa-noun-class/

The #Swahili verbal subject agreement prefixes for the Ki-Vi class are ki- in the singular and vi– in the plural. Kiti kimevunjika. The chair is broken. Vitabu vimeraruka. The books are torn. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-ki-vi-noun-class/

The verbal subject agreement prefixes for the #Swahili I-Zi class are i- in the singular and zi– in the plural. Karatasi imeraruka. The paper is torn. Karatasi zimeraruka. The papers are torn. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-i-zi-noun-class/

#Swahili locative agreement prefixes for the A-Wa Noun Class are yu- and wa-: Mwalimu yuko wapi? Mwalimu yumo darasani. Where is the teacher? The teacher is in(side) the classroom. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-a-wa-noun-class/

The possessive prefixes for the #Swahili I-Zi class are y– in the singular and z– in plural. nyumba yetu, nyumba zetu (our house, our houses) #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-i-zi-noun-class/

#Swahili verbal A-Wa agreement prefixes for the humans are ni, u-, a- in the singular, and tu-, m-, wa in the plural: (Mimi) Ninalala. I am sleeping. (Yeye) Amelala. He is/She is sleeping. (Wao) Wanalala. They are sleeping. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-a-wa-noun-class/

#Swahili verbal agreement prefixes for the A-Wa Noun Class are a- and wa-: Simba amelala. The lion is sleeping. Simba wamelala. The lions are sleeping. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-a-wa-noun-class/

Adjectives take ∅-/n-/ny-/m- to agree with the #Swahili I-Zi class, depending on the first letter of the adjective root. barabara nyembamba (a narrow street), shule kubwa (a big school). #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. https://thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-i-zi-noun-class/