Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَذَّرَ (baḏḏara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-badhiri (infinitive kubadhiri)
- to squander
- to embezzle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -badhiri
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| Positive present
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-nabadhiri
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| Subjunctive
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-badhiri
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| Negative
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-badhiri
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| Imperative singular
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badhiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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badhiri
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| Plural
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badhirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubadhiri
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libadhiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubadhiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadhiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabadhiri/nabadhiri
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tunabadhiri
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| 2nd person
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unabadhiri
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mnabadhiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabadhiri
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wanabadhiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabadhiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -badhiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibadhiri
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hatubadhiri
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| 2nd person
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hubadhiri
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hambadhiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habadhiri
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hawabadhiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -badhiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabadhiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabadhiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badhiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibadhiri
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tubadhiri
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| 2nd person
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ubadhiri
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mbadhiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abadhiri
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wabadhiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -badhiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibadhiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebadhiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebadhiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibadhiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibadhiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadhiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabadhiri
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twabadhiri
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| 2nd person
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wabadhiri
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mwabadhiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abadhiri
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wabadhiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabadhiri
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yabadhiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labadhiri
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yabadhiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabadhiri
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vyabadhiri
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| n(IX/X)
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yabadhiri
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zabadhiri
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| u(XI)
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wabadhiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabadhiri
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| pa(XVI)
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pabadhiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabadhiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebadhiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabadhiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabadhiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibadhiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobadhiri
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| Consecutive
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kabadhiri / positive subject concord + -kabadhiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabadhiri
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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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-nibadhiri
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-tubadhiri
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| 2nd person
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-kubadhiri
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-wabadhiri/-kubadhirini/-wabadhirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbadhiri
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-wabadhiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubadhiri
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-ibadhiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libadhiri
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-yabadhiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibadhiri
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-vibadhiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibadhiri
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-zibadhiri
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| u(XI)
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-ubadhiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubadhiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabadhiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubadhiri
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| Reflexive
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-jibadhiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badhiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-badhiriye
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-badhirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-badhirio
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-badhiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-badhirilo
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-badhiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-badhiricho
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-badhirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-badhiriyo
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-badhirizo
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| u(XI)
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-badhirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-badhiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-badhiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-badhirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badhiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebadhiri
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-obadhiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obadhiri
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-yobadhiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobadhiri
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-yobadhiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobadhiri
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-vyobadhiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobadhiri
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-zobadhiri
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| u(XI)
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-obadhiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobadhiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobadhiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobadhiri
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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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Derived terms