Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fafanua (infinitive kufafanua)
- to define or explain
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fafanua
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| Positive present
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-nafafanua
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| Subjunctive
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-fafanue
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| Negative
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-fafanui
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| Imperative singular
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fafanua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fafanua
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| Plural
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fafanueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufafanua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifafanua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufafanua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafafanua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafafanua/nafafanua
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tunafafanua
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| 2nd person
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unafafanua
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mnafafanua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafafanua
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wanafafanua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafafanua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fafanui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifafanui
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hatufafanui
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| 2nd person
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hufafanui
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hamfafanui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafafanui
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hawafafanui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fafanui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafafanua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafafanua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fafanue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifafanue
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tufafanue
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| 2nd person
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ufafanue
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mfafanue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afafanue
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wafafanue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fafanue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifafanue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefafanua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefafanua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifafanua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifafanua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afafanua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafafanua
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twafafanua
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| 2nd person
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wafafanua
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mwafafanua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afafanua
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wafafanua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafafanua
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yafafanua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafafanua
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yafafanua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafafanua
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vyafafanua
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| n(IX/X)
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yafafanua
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zafafanua
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| u(XI)
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wafafanua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafafanua
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| pa(XVI)
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pafafanua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafafanua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefafanua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafafanua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafafanua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifafanua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofafanua
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| Consecutive
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kafafanua / positive subject concord + -kafafanua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafafanue
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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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-nifafanua
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-tufafanua
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| 2nd person
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-kufafanua
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-wafafanua/-kufafanueni/-wafafanueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfafanua
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-wafafanua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufafanua
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-ifafanua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifafanua
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-yafafanua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifafanua
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-vifafanua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifafanua
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-zifafanua
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| u(XI)
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-ufafanua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufafanua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafafanua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufafanua
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| Reflexive
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-jifafanua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fafanua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fafanuaye
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-fafanuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fafanuao
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-fafanuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fafanualo
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-fafanuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fafanuacho
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-fafanuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fafanuayo
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-fafanuazo
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| u(XI)
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-fafanuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fafanuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fafanuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fafanuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fafanua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefafanua
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-ofafanua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofafanua
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-yofafanua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofafanua
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-yofafanua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofafanua
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-vyofafanua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofafanua
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-zofafanua
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| u(XI)
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-ofafanua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofafanua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofafanua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofafanua
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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