Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bakwa (infinitive kubakwa)
- Passive form of -baka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bakwa
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| Positive present
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-nabakwa
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| Subjunctive
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-bakwe
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| Negative
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-bakwi
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| Imperative singular
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bakwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubakwa
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| Negative
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kutobakwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bakwa
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| Plural
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bakweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubakwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libakwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubakwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabakwa/nabakwa
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tunabakwa
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| 2nd person
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unabakwa
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mnabakwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabakwa
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wanabakwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabakwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibakwi
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hatubakwi
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| 2nd person
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hubakwi
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hambakwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habakwi
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hawabakwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bakwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabakwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabakwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibakwe
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tubakwe
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| 2nd person
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ubakwe
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mbakwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abakwe
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wabakwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bakwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibakwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebakwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebakwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibakwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibakwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabakwa
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twabakwa
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| 2nd person
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wabakwa
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mwabakwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abakwa
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wabakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabakwa
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yabakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labakwa
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yabakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabakwa
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vyabakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yabakwa
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zabakwa
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| u(XI)
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wabakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pabakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabakwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebakwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabakwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabakwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibakwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobakwa
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| Consecutive
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kabakwa / positive subject concord + -kabakwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabakwe
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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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-nibakwa
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-tubakwa
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| 2nd person
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-kubakwa
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-wabakwa/-kubakweni/-wabakweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbakwa
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-wabakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubakwa
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-ibakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libakwa
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-yabakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibakwa
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-vibakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibakwa
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-zibakwa
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| u(XI)
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-ubakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubakwa
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| Reflexive
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-jibakwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bakwaye
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-bakwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bakwao
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-bakwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bakwalo
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-bakwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bakwacho
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-bakwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bakwayo
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-bakwazo
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| u(XI)
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-bakwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bakwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bakwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bakwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebakwa
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-obakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obakwa
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-yobakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobakwa
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-yobakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobakwa
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-vyobakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobakwa
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-zobakwa
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| u(XI)
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-obakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobakwa
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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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