Swahili
Etymology
From bahati (“fortune, luck”) + -ika (stative affix).
Verb
-bahatika (infinitive kubahatika)
- Stative form of bahati: to be fortunate, lucky
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bahatika
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| Positive present
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-nabahatika
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| Subjunctive
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-bahatike
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| Negative
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-bahatiki
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| Imperative singular
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bahatika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bahatika
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| Plural
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bahatikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubahatika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libahatika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubahatika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabahatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabahatika/nabahatika
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tunabahatika
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| 2nd person
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unabahatika
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mnabahatika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabahatika
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wanabahatika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabahatika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bahatiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibahatiki
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hatubahatiki
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| 2nd person
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hubahatiki
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hambahatiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habahatiki
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hawabahatiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bahatiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabahatika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabahatika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bahatike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibahatike
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tubahatike
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| 2nd person
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ubahatike
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mbahatike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abahatike
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wabahatike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bahatike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibahatike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebahatika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebahatika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibahatika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibahatika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abahatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabahatika
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twabahatika
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| 2nd person
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wabahatika
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mwabahatika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abahatika
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wabahatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabahatika
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yabahatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labahatika
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yabahatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabahatika
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vyabahatika
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| n(IX/X)
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yabahatika
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zabahatika
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| u(XI)
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wabahatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabahatika
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| pa(XVI)
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pabahatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabahatika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebahatika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabahatika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabahatika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibahatika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobahatika
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| Consecutive
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kabahatika / positive subject concord + -kabahatika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabahatike
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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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-nibahatika
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-tubahatika
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| 2nd person
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-kubahatika
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-wabahatika/-kubahatikeni/-wabahatikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbahatika
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-wabahatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubahatika
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-ibahatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libahatika
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-yabahatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibahatika
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-vibahatika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibahatika
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-zibahatika
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| u(XI)
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-ubahatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubahatika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabahatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubahatika
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| Reflexive
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-jibahatika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bahatika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bahatikaye
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-bahatikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bahatikao
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-bahatikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bahatikalo
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-bahatikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bahatikacho
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-bahatikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bahatikayo
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-bahatikazo
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| u(XI)
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-bahatikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bahatikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bahatikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bahatikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bahatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebahatika
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-obahatika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obahatika
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-yobahatika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobahatika
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-yobahatika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobahatika
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-vyobahatika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobahatika
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-zobahatika
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| u(XI)
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-obahatika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobahatika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobahatika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobahatika
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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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