Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fahamiwa (infinitive kufahamiwa)
- Passive form of -fahamu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fahamiwa
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| Positive present
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-nafahamiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fahamiwe
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| Negative
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-fahamiwi
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| Imperative singular
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fahamiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fahamiwa
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| Plural
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fahamiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufahamiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifahamiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufahamiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafahamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafahamiwa/nafahamiwa
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tunafahamiwa
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| 2nd person
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unafahamiwa
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mnafahamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafahamiwa
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wanafahamiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafahamiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fahamiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifahamiwi
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hatufahamiwi
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| 2nd person
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hufahamiwi
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hamfahamiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafahamiwi
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hawafahamiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fahamiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafahamiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafahamiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fahamiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifahamiwe
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tufahamiwe
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| 2nd person
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ufahamiwe
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mfahamiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamiwe
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wafahamiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fahamiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifahamiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefahamiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefahamiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifahamiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifahamiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afahamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafahamiwa
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twafahamiwa
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| 2nd person
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wafahamiwa
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mwafahamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamiwa
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wafahamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafahamiwa
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yafahamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafahamiwa
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yafahamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafahamiwa
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vyafahamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafahamiwa
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zafahamiwa
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| u(XI)
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wafahamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafahamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafahamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafahamiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefahamiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafahamiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafahamiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifahamiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofahamiwa
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| Consecutive
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kafahamiwa / positive subject concord + -kafahamiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafahamiwe
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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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-nifahamiwa
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-tufahamiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufahamiwa
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-wafahamiwa/-kufahamiweni/-wafahamiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfahamiwa
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-wafahamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufahamiwa
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-ifahamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifahamiwa
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-yafahamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifahamiwa
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-vifahamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifahamiwa
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-zifahamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufahamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufahamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafahamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufahamiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifahamiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fahamiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fahamiwaye
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-fahamiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fahamiwao
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-fahamiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fahamiwalo
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-fahamiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fahamiwacho
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-fahamiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fahamiwayo
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-fahamiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fahamiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fahamiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fahamiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fahamiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fahamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefahamiwa
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-ofahamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofahamiwa
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-yofahamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofahamiwa
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-yofahamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofahamiwa
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-vyofahamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofahamiwa
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-zofahamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofahamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofahamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofahamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofahamiwa
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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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