sista
See also: sistā
English
Hausa
Etymology
From English sister; compare Nigerian Pidgin sista.
Usage notes
When used as a title, the whole word is given low tone.
Latvian
Romanian
Conjugation
conjugation of sista (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a sista | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | sistând | ||||||
| past participle | sistat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | sistez | sistezi | sistează | sistăm | sistați | sistează | |
| imperfect | sistam | sistai | sista | sistam | sistați | sistau | |
| simple perfect | sistai | sistași | sistă | sistarăm | sistarăți | sistară | |
| pluperfect | sistasem | sistaseși | sistase | sistaserăm | sistaserăți | sistaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să sistez | să sistezi | să sisteze | să sistăm | să sistați | să sisteze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | sistează | sistați | |||||
| negative | nu sista | nu sistați | |||||
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
References
- Reuster-Jahn, Uta (2023) “Lugha ya Mitaani, Gender Stereotypes and Sexism. “Catcalling” as a Communicative Practice of Male Youths in Urban Public Spaces in Tanzania”, in Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju, editor, Gendered Dichotomies in African Youth Language and Language Practices: Urban and Rural Spaces, Virtual and Real-Life Gendered Discourses, Stuttgart: Ibidem, →ISBN, page 132 of 129-159: “Only the LyM address terms for young women anti (from English “aunt”) and sista (from English “sister”), which are taken from the source domain of kinship-relations, are respectful.”
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