Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fanikiwa (infinitive kufanikiwa)
- to succeed (to prosper, to achieve)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fanikiwa
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| Positive present
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-nafanikiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fanikiwe
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| Negative
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-fanikiwi
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| Imperative singular
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fanikiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fanikiwa
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| Plural
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fanikiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufanikiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifanikiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufanikiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafanikiwa/nafanikiwa
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tunafanikiwa
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| 2nd person
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unafanikiwa
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mnafanikiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafanikiwa
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wanafanikiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifanikiwi
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hatufanikiwi
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| 2nd person
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hufanikiwi
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hamfanikiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafanikiwi
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hawafanikiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fanikiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafanikiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafanikiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifanikiwe
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tufanikiwe
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| 2nd person
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ufanikiwe
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mfanikiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afanikiwe
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wafanikiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fanikiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifanikiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefanikiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefanikiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifanikiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifanikiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafanikiwa
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twafanikiwa
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| 2nd person
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wafanikiwa
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mwafanikiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afanikiwa
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wafanikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafanikiwa
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yafanikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafanikiwa
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yafanikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafanikiwa
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vyafanikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafanikiwa
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zafanikiwa
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| u(XI)
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wafanikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafanikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafanikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafanikiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefanikiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafanikiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafanikiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifanikiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofanikiwa
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| Consecutive
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kafanikiwa / positive subject concord + -kafanikiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafanikiwe
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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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-nifanikiwa
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-tufanikiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufanikiwa
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-wafanikiwa/-kufanikiweni/-wafanikiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfanikiwa
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-wafanikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufanikiwa
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-ifanikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifanikiwa
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-yafanikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifanikiwa
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-vifanikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifanikiwa
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-zifanikiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufanikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufanikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafanikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufanikiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifanikiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fanikiwaye
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-fanikiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fanikiwao
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-fanikiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fanikiwalo
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-fanikiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fanikiwacho
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-fanikiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fanikiwayo
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-fanikiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fanikiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fanikiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fanikiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fanikiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefanikiwa
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-ofanikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofanikiwa
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-yofanikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofanikiwa
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-yofanikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofanikiwa
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-vyofanikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofanikiwa
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-zofanikiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofanikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofanikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofanikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofanikiwa
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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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