Swahili
Verb
-bainika (infinitive kubainika)
- Stative form of -baini
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bainika
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| Positive present
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-nabainika
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| Subjunctive
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-bainike
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| Negative
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-bainiki
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| Imperative singular
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bainika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bainika
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| Plural
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bainikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubainika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libainika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubainika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabainika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabainika/nabainika
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tunabainika
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| 2nd person
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unabainika
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mnabainika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabainika
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wanabainika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabainika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bainiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibainiki
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hatubainiki
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| 2nd person
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hubainiki
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hambainiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habainiki
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hawabainiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bainiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabainika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabainika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bainike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibainike
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tubainike
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| 2nd person
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ubainike
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mbainike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainike
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wabainike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bainike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibainike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebainika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebainika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibainika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibainika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abainika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabainika
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twabainika
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| 2nd person
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wabainika
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mwabainika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainika
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wabainika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabainika
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yabainika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labainika
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yabainika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabainika
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vyabainika
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| n(IX/X)
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yabainika
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zabainika
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| u(XI)
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wabainika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabainika
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| pa(XVI)
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pabainika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabainika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebainika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabainika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabainika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibainika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobainika
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| Consecutive
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kabainika / positive subject concord + -kabainika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabainike
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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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-nibainika
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-tubainika
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| 2nd person
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-kubainika
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-wabainika/-kubainikeni/-wabainikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbainika
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-wabainika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubainika
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-ibainika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libainika
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-yabainika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibainika
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-vibainika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibainika
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-zibainika
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| u(XI)
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-ubainika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubainika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabainika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubainika
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| Reflexive
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-jibainika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bainika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bainikaye
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-bainikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bainikao
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-bainikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bainikalo
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-bainikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bainikacho
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-bainikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bainikayo
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-bainikazo
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| u(XI)
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-bainikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bainikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bainikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bainikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bainika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebainika
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-obainika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obainika
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-yobainika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobainika
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-yobainika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobainika
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-vyobainika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobainika
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-zobainika
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| u(XI)
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-obainika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobainika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobainika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobainika
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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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