Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-auza (infinitive kuauza)
- Causative form of -aua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -auza
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| Positive present
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-naauza
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| Subjunctive
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-auze
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| Negative
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-auzi
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| Imperative singular
|
auza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuauza
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| Negative
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kutoauza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
auza
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| Plural
|
auzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huauza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liauza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuauza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naauza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaauza/naauza
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tunaauza
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| 2nd person
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unaauza
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mnaauza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaauza
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wanaauza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naauza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -auzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siauzi
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hatuauzi
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| 2nd person
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huauzi
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hamwauzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haauzi
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hawaauzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -auzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taauza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taauza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -auze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niauze
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tuauze
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| 2nd person
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uauze
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mwauze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aauze
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waauze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -auze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siauze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeauza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeauza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliauza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliauza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aauza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naauza
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twaauza
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| 2nd person
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waauza
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mwaauza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aauza
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waauza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waauza
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yaauza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laauza
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yaauza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaauza
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vyaauza
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| n(IX/X)
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yaauza
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zaauza
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| u(XI)
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waauza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaauza
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| pa(XVI)
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paauza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaauza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meauza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaauza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaauza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiauza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoauza
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| Consecutive
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kaauza / positive subject concord + -kaauza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaauze
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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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-niauza
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-tuauza
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| 2nd person
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-kuauza
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-waauza/-kuauzeni/-waauzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwauza
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-waauza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uauza
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-iauza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liauza
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-yaauza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiauza
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-viauza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iauza
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-ziauza
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| u(XI)
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-uauza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuauza
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| pa(XVI)
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-paauza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muauza
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| Reflexive
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-jiauza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -auza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-auzaye
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-auzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-auzao
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-auzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-auzalo
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-auzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-auzacho
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-auzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-auzayo
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-auzazo
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| u(XI)
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-auzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-auzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-auzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-auzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -auza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeauza
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-oauza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oauza
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-yoauza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loauza
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-yoauza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choauza
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-vyoauza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoauza
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-zoauza
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| u(XI)
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-oauza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koauza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poauza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moauza
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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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