Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe from fani, fanaka or -fenya”)
Pronunciation
Verb
-fanikia (infinitive kufanikia)
- to succeed (in)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fanikia
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| Positive present
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-nafanikia
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| Subjunctive
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-fanikie
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| Negative
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-fanikii
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| Imperative singular
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fanikia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fanikia
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| Plural
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fanikieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufanikia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifanikia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufanikia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafanikia/nafanikia
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tunafanikia
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| 2nd person
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unafanikia
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mnafanikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafanikia
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wanafanikia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafanikia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifanikii
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hatufanikii
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| 2nd person
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hufanikii
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hamfanikii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafanikii
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hawafanikii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fanikii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafanikia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafanikia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifanikie
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tufanikie
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| 2nd person
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ufanikie
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mfanikie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afanikie
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wafanikie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fanikie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifanikie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefanikia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefanikia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifanikia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifanikia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafanikia
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twafanikia
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| 2nd person
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wafanikia
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mwafanikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afanikia
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wafanikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafanikia
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yafanikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafanikia
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yafanikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafanikia
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vyafanikia
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| n(IX/X)
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yafanikia
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zafanikia
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| u(XI)
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wafanikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafanikia
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| pa(XVI)
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pafanikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafanikia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefanikia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafanikia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafanikia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifanikia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofanikia
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| Consecutive
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kafanikia / positive subject concord + -kafanikia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafanikie
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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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-nifanikia
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-tufanikia
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| 2nd person
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-kufanikia
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-wafanikia/-kufanikieni/-wafanikieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfanikia
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-wafanikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufanikia
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-ifanikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifanikia
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-yafanikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifanikia
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-vifanikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifanikia
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-zifanikia
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| u(XI)
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-ufanikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufanikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafanikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufanikia
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| Reflexive
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-jifanikia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fanikiaye
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-fanikiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fanikiao
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-fanikiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fanikialo
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-fanikiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fanikiacho
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-fanikiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fanikiayo
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-fanikiazo
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| u(XI)
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-fanikiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fanikiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fanikiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fanikiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefanikia
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-ofanikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofanikia
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-yofanikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofanikia
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-yofanikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofanikia
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-vyofanikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofanikia
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-zofanikia
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| u(XI)
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-ofanikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofanikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofanikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofanikia
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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