Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-anzwa (infinitive kuanzwa)
- Passive form of -anza: to be started
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -anzwa
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| Positive present
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-naanzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-anzwe
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| Negative
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-anzwi
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| Imperative singular
|
anzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuanzwa
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| Negative
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kutoanzwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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anzwa
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| Plural
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anzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huanzwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lianzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuanzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naanzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaanzwa/naanzwa
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tunaanzwa
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| 2nd person
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unaanzwa
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mnaanzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaanzwa
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wanaanzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naanzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sianzwi
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hatuanzwi
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| 2nd person
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huanzwi
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hamwanzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haanzwi
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hawaanzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -anzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taanzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taanzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nianzwe
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tuanzwe
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| 2nd person
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uanzwe
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mwanzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aanzwe
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waanzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -anzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sianzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeanzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeanzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalianzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalianzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naanzwa
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twaanzwa
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| 2nd person
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waanzwa
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mwaanzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aanzwa
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waanzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waanzwa
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yaanzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laanzwa
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yaanzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaanzwa
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vyaanzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaanzwa
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zaanzwa
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| u(XI)
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waanzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaanzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paanzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaanzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meanzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaanzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaanzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kianzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoanzwa
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| Consecutive
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kaanzwa / positive subject concord + -kaanzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaanzwe
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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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-nianzwa
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-tuanzwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuanzwa
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-waanzwa/-kuanzweni/-waanzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwanzwa
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-waanzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uanzwa
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-ianzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lianzwa
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-yaanzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kianzwa
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-vianzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ianzwa
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-zianzwa
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| u(XI)
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-uanzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuanzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paanzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muanzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jianzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-anzwaye
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-anzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-anzwao
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-anzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-anzwalo
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-anzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-anzwacho
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-anzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-anzwayo
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-anzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-anzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-anzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-anzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-anzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -anzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeanzwa
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-oanzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oanzwa
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-yoanzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loanzwa
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-yoanzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choanzwa
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-vyoanzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoanzwa
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-zoanzwa
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| u(XI)
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-oanzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koanzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poanzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moanzwa
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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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