Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fahamika (infinitive kufahamika)
- Stative form of -fahamu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fahamika
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| Positive present
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-nafahamika
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| Subjunctive
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-fahamike
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| Negative
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-fahamiki
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| Imperative singular
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fahamika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fahamika
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| Plural
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fahamikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufahamika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifahamika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufahamika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafahamika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafahamika/nafahamika
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tunafahamika
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| 2nd person
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unafahamika
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mnafahamika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafahamika
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wanafahamika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafahamika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fahamiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifahamiki
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hatufahamiki
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| 2nd person
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hufahamiki
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hamfahamiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafahamiki
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hawafahamiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fahamiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafahamika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafahamika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fahamike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifahamike
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tufahamike
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| 2nd person
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ufahamike
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mfahamike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamike
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wafahamike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fahamike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifahamike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefahamika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefahamika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifahamika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifahamika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afahamika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafahamika
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twafahamika
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| 2nd person
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wafahamika
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mwafahamika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamika
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wafahamika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafahamika
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yafahamika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafahamika
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yafahamika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafahamika
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vyafahamika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafahamika
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zafahamika
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| u(XI)
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wafahamika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafahamika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafahamika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafahamika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefahamika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafahamika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafahamika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifahamika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofahamika
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| Consecutive
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kafahamika / positive subject concord + -kafahamika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafahamike
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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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-nifahamika
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-tufahamika
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| 2nd person
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-kufahamika
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-wafahamika/-kufahamikeni/-wafahamikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfahamika
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-wafahamika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufahamika
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-ifahamika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifahamika
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-yafahamika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifahamika
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-vifahamika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifahamika
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-zifahamika
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| u(XI)
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-ufahamika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufahamika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafahamika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufahamika
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| Reflexive
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-jifahamika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fahamika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fahamikaye
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-fahamikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fahamikao
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-fahamikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fahamikalo
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-fahamikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fahamikacho
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-fahamikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fahamikayo
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-fahamikazo
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| u(XI)
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-fahamikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fahamikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fahamikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fahamikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fahamika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefahamika
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-ofahamika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofahamika
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-yofahamika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofahamika
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-yofahamika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofahamika
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-vyofahamika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofahamika
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-zofahamika
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| u(XI)
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-ofahamika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofahamika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofahamika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofahamika
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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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