Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bonyeza (infinitive kubonyeza)
- to press or click (press and release a button)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bonyeza
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| Positive present
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-nabonyeza
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| Subjunctive
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-bonyeze
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| Negative
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-bonyezi
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| Imperative singular
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bonyeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bonyeza
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| Plural
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bonyezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubonyeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libonyeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubonyeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabonyeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabonyeza/nabonyeza
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tunabonyeza
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| 2nd person
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unabonyeza
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mnabonyeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabonyeza
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wanabonyeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabonyeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bonyezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibonyezi
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hatubonyezi
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| 2nd person
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hubonyezi
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hambonyezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habonyezi
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hawabonyezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bonyezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabonyeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabonyeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bonyeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibonyeze
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tubonyeze
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| 2nd person
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ubonyeze
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mbonyeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abonyeze
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wabonyeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bonyeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibonyeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebonyeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebonyeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibonyeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibonyeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abonyeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabonyeza
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twabonyeza
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| 2nd person
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wabonyeza
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mwabonyeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abonyeza
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wabonyeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabonyeza
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yabonyeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labonyeza
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yabonyeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabonyeza
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vyabonyeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yabonyeza
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zabonyeza
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| u(XI)
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wabonyeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabonyeza
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| pa(XVI)
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pabonyeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabonyeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebonyeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabonyeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabonyeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibonyeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobonyeza
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| Consecutive
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kabonyeza / positive subject concord + -kabonyeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabonyeze
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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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-nibonyeza
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-tubonyeza
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| 2nd person
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-kubonyeza
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-wabonyeza/-kubonyezeni/-wabonyezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbonyeza
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-wabonyeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubonyeza
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-ibonyeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libonyeza
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-yabonyeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibonyeza
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-vibonyeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibonyeza
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-zibonyeza
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| u(XI)
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-ubonyeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubonyeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabonyeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubonyeza
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| Reflexive
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-jibonyeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bonyeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bonyezaye
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-bonyezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bonyezao
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-bonyezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bonyezalo
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-bonyezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bonyezacho
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-bonyezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bonyezayo
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-bonyezazo
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| u(XI)
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-bonyezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bonyezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bonyezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bonyezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bonyeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebonyeza
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-obonyeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obonyeza
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-yobonyeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobonyeza
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-yobonyeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobonyeza
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-vyobonyeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobonyeza
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-zobonyeza
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| u(XI)
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-obonyeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobonyeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobonyeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobonyeza
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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