Swahili
Verb
-dabiwa (infinitive kudabiwa)
- Passive form of -dabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dabiwa
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| Positive present
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-nadabiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-dabiwe
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| Negative
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-dabiwi
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| Imperative singular
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dabiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dabiwa
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| Plural
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dabiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudabiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidabiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudabiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadabiwa/nadabiwa
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tunadabiwa
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| 2nd person
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unadabiwa
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mnadabiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadabiwa
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wanadabiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadabiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidabiwi
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hatudabiwi
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| 2nd person
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hudabiwi
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hamdabiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadabiwi
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hawadabiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dabiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadabiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadabiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidabiwe
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tudabiwe
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| 2nd person
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udabiwe
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mdabiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabiwe
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wadabiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dabiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidabiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedabiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedabiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidabiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidabiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadabiwa
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twadabiwa
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| 2nd person
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wadabiwa
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mwadabiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabiwa
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wadabiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadabiwa
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yadabiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladabiwa
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yadabiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadabiwa
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vyadabiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yadabiwa
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zadabiwa
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| u(XI)
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wadabiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadabiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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padabiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadabiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medabiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadabiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadabiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidabiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodabiwa
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| Consecutive
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kadabiwa / positive subject concord + -kadabiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadabiwe
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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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-nidabiwa
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-tudabiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kudabiwa
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-wadabiwa/-kudabiweni/-wadabiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdabiwa
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-wadabiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udabiwa
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-idabiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidabiwa
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-yadabiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidabiwa
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-vidabiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-idabiwa
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-zidabiwa
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| u(XI)
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-udabiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudabiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-padabiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudabiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jidabiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dabiwaye
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-dabiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dabiwao
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-dabiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dabiwalo
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-dabiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dabiwacho
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-dabiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dabiwayo
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-dabiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-dabiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dabiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-dabiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dabiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedabiwa
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-odabiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odabiwa
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-yodabiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodabiwa
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-yodabiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodabiwa
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-vyodabiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodabiwa
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-zodabiwa
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| u(XI)
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-odabiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodabiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-podabiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modabiwa
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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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