tegemea

== Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cagamila, of unknown origin. Inherited through a Northern dialect (compare Southern Vumba -changamia), and seems to have been influenced by -egemea for the vowels. Cognate with Kipfokomo -tsagamia and Ilwana [-čaamɪra ~ -čaːmela]. === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /tɛ.ɠɛˈmɛ.ɑ/ (Kimvita) IPA(key): /t̪ɛ.ɠɛˈmɛ.ɑ/ === Verb === -tegemea (infinitive kutegemea) to depend on something or someone (to rely on; to trust) to anticipate something ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Causative: -tegemeza Passive: -tegemewa Reciprocal: -tegemeana Stative: -tegemeka Nominal derivations: tegemeo (“support, expectation”) === References ===