Swahili
Etymology
From fadhaa + -ika (stative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-fadhaika (infinitive kufadhaika)
- Stative form of fadhaa:
- (stative) to be confused
- (stative) to be troubled
- wamefadhaika ― they are troubled
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fadhaika
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| Positive present
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-nafadhaika
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| Subjunctive
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-fadhaike
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| Negative
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-fadhaiki
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| Imperative singular
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fadhaika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fadhaika
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| Plural
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fadhaikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufadhaika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifadhaika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufadhaika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafadhaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafadhaika/nafadhaika
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tunafadhaika
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| 2nd person
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unafadhaika
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mnafadhaika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafadhaika
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wanafadhaika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafadhaika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fadhaiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifadhaiki
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hatufadhaiki
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| 2nd person
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hufadhaiki
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hamfadhaiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafadhaiki
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hawafadhaiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fadhaiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafadhaika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafadhaika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fadhaike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifadhaike
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tufadhaike
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| 2nd person
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ufadhaike
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mfadhaike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afadhaike
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wafadhaike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fadhaike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifadhaike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefadhaika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefadhaika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifadhaika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifadhaika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afadhaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafadhaika
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twafadhaika
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| 2nd person
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wafadhaika
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mwafadhaika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afadhaika
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wafadhaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafadhaika
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yafadhaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafadhaika
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yafadhaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafadhaika
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vyafadhaika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafadhaika
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zafadhaika
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| u(XI)
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wafadhaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafadhaika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafadhaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafadhaika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefadhaika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafadhaika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafadhaika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifadhaika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofadhaika
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| Consecutive
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kafadhaika / positive subject concord + -kafadhaika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafadhaike
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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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-nifadhaika
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-tufadhaika
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| 2nd person
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-kufadhaika
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-wafadhaika/-kufadhaikeni/-wafadhaikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfadhaika
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-wafadhaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufadhaika
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-ifadhaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifadhaika
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-yafadhaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifadhaika
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-vifadhaika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifadhaika
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-zifadhaika
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| u(XI)
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-ufadhaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufadhaika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafadhaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufadhaika
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| Reflexive
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-jifadhaika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fadhaika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fadhaikaye
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-fadhaikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fadhaikao
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-fadhaikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fadhaikalo
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-fadhaikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fadhaikacho
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-fadhaikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fadhaikayo
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-fadhaikazo
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| u(XI)
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-fadhaikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fadhaikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fadhaikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fadhaikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fadhaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefadhaika
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-ofadhaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofadhaika
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-yofadhaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofadhaika
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-yofadhaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofadhaika
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-vyofadhaika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofadhaika
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-zofadhaika
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| u(XI)
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-ofadhaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofadhaika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofadhaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofadhaika
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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