Swahili
Verb
-buniwa (infinitive kubuniwa)
- Passive form of -buni
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -buniwa
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| Positive present
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-nabuniwa
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| Subjunctive
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-buniwe
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| Negative
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-buniwi
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| Imperative singular
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buniwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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buniwa
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| Plural
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buniweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubuniwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libuniwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubuniwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabuniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabuniwa/nabuniwa
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tunabuniwa
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| 2nd person
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unabuniwa
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mnabuniwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabuniwa
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wanabuniwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabuniwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -buniwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibuniwi
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hatubuniwi
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| 2nd person
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hubuniwi
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hambuniwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habuniwi
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hawabuniwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -buniwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabuniwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabuniwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buniwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibuniwe
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tubuniwe
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| 2nd person
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ubuniwe
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mbuniwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abuniwe
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wabuniwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -buniwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibuniwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebuniwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebuniwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibuniwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibuniwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abuniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabuniwa
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twabuniwa
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| 2nd person
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wabuniwa
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mwabuniwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abuniwa
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wabuniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabuniwa
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yabuniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labuniwa
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yabuniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabuniwa
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vyabuniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yabuniwa
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zabuniwa
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| u(XI)
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wabuniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabuniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pabuniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabuniwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebuniwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabuniwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabuniwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibuniwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobuniwa
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| Consecutive
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kabuniwa / positive subject concord + -kabuniwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabuniwe
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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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-nibuniwa
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-tubuniwa
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| 2nd person
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-kubuniwa
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-wabuniwa/-kubuniweni/-wabuniweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbuniwa
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-wabuniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubuniwa
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-ibuniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libuniwa
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-yabuniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibuniwa
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-vibuniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibuniwa
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-zibuniwa
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| u(XI)
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-ubuniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubuniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabuniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubuniwa
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| Reflexive
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-jibuniwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buniwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-buniwaye
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-buniwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-buniwao
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-buniwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-buniwalo
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-buniwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-buniwacho
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-buniwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-buniwayo
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-buniwazo
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| u(XI)
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-buniwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-buniwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-buniwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-buniwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebuniwa
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-obuniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obuniwa
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-yobuniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobuniwa
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-yobuniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobuniwa
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-vyobuniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobuniwa
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-zobuniwa
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| u(XI)
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-obuniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobuniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobuniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobuniwa
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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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