Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-abudiwa (infinitive kuabudiwa)
- Passive form of -abudu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -abudiwa
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| Positive present
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-naabudiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-abudiwe
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| Negative
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-abudiwi
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| Imperative singular
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abudiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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abudiwa
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| Plural
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abudiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huabudiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liabudiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuabudiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naabudiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaabudiwa/naabudiwa
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tunaabudiwa
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| 2nd person
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unaabudiwa
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mnaabudiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaabudiwa
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wanaabudiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naabudiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -abudiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siabudiwi
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hatuabudiwi
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| 2nd person
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huabudiwi
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hamwabudiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haabudiwi
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hawaabudiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -abudiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taabudiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taabudiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -abudiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niabudiwe
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tuabudiwe
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| 2nd person
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uabudiwe
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mwabudiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aabudiwe
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waabudiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -abudiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siabudiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeabudiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeabudiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliabudiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliabudiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aabudiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naabudiwa
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twaabudiwa
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| 2nd person
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waabudiwa
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mwaabudiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aabudiwa
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waabudiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waabudiwa
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yaabudiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laabudiwa
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yaabudiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaabudiwa
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vyaabudiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaabudiwa
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zaabudiwa
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| u(XI)
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waabudiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaabudiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paabudiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaabudiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meabudiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaabudiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaabudiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiabudiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoabudiwa
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| Consecutive
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kaabudiwa / positive subject concord + -kaabudiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaabudiwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niabudiwa
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-tuabudiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuabudiwa
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-waabudiwa/-kuabudiweni/-waabudiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwabudiwa
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-waabudiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uabudiwa
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-iabudiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liabudiwa
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-yaabudiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiabudiwa
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-viabudiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iabudiwa
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-ziabudiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uabudiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuabudiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paabudiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muabudiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiabudiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -abudiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-abudiwaye
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-abudiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-abudiwao
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-abudiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-abudiwalo
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-abudiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-abudiwacho
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-abudiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-abudiwayo
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-abudiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-abudiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-abudiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-abudiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-abudiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -abudiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeabudiwa
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-oabudiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oabudiwa
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-yoabudiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loabudiwa
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-yoabudiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choabudiwa
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-vyoabudiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoabudiwa
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-zoabudiwa
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| u(XI)
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-oabudiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koabudiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poabudiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moabudiwa
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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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