keti
verb
to sit.
Names the action of sitting, rather than the seat.
Origins
Wiktionary links keti to the same root as kaa, Proto-Sabaki -įkala, but as a derived form rather than a straight inheritance; the exact connection is not fully settled.
Sources3
Mzee Morino Tsuneo and Nassor Nakazima Hisasi (editors), ILCAA online lexicon: A dictionary of the Swahili language (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, ILCAA, 1990–1997), +keti; [S09].
Documents sitting.
Charles Sacleux, Grammaire des dialectes swahilis (Paris: Procure des Pères du Saint-Esprit, 1909), PDF page 222.
Historical examples attest sitting; dialect conjugations are not adopted here.
- keti (Wiktionary)
Links keti to Proto-Sabaki *-įkala as a derived form (not inherited outright), comparing Ngazidja Comorian -kantsi and Giryama -keresi.
Examples
Nitaketi wapi?
Where will I sit?
Keti hapa karibu na dirisha.
Sit here by the window.
Tafadhali keti, dereva anakuja.
Please sit down, the driver is coming.
Ameketi mbele.
They're sitting in the front.
Tuketi pamoja.
Let's sit together.
Usiketi kwenye kiti hicho, kimevunjika.
Don't sit on that chair, it's broken.
Naweza kuketi hapa?
Can I sit here?
Waliketi nje kwa muda mrefu.
They sat outside for a long time.
Ukiketi karibu na mlango, utashuka kwa urahisi.
If you sit near the door, you'll get off easily.
