Swahili
Verb
-bainia (infinitive kubainia)
- Applicative form of -baini
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bainia
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| Positive present
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-nabainia
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| Subjunctive
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-bainie
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| Negative
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-bainii
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| Imperative singular
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bainia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bainia
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| Plural
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bainieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubainia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libainia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubainia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabainia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabainia/nabainia
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tunabainia
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| 2nd person
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unabainia
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mnabainia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabainia
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wanabainia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabainia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bainii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibainii
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hatubainii
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| 2nd person
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hubainii
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hambainii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habainii
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hawabainii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bainii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabainia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabainia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bainie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibainie
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tubainie
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| 2nd person
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ubainie
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mbainie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainie
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wabainie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bainie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibainie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebainia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebainia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibainia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibainia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abainia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabainia
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twabainia
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| 2nd person
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wabainia
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mwabainia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainia
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wabainia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabainia
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yabainia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labainia
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yabainia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabainia
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vyabainia
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| n(IX/X)
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yabainia
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zabainia
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| u(XI)
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wabainia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabainia
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| pa(XVI)
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pabainia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabainia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebainia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabainia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabainia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibainia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobainia
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| Consecutive
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kabainia / positive subject concord + -kabainia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabainie
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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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-nibainia
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-tubainia
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| 2nd person
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-kubainia
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-wabainia/-kubainieni/-wabainieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbainia
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-wabainia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubainia
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-ibainia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libainia
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-yabainia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibainia
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-vibainia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibainia
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-zibainia
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| u(XI)
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-ubainia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubainia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabainia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubainia
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| Reflexive
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-jibainia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bainia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bainiaye
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-bainiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bainiao
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-bainiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bainialo
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-bainiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bainiacho
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-bainiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bainiayo
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-bainiazo
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| u(XI)
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-bainiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bainiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bainiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bainiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bainia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebainia
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-obainia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obainia
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-yobainia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobainia
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-yobainia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobainia
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-vyobainia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobainia
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-zobainia
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| u(XI)
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-obainia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobainia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobainia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobainia
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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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