Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fanya (infinitive kufanya)
- to do
- Synonym: -tenda
- (in reflexive forms) to pretend
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fanya
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| Positive present
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-nafanya
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| Subjunctive
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-fanye
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| Negative
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-fanyi
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| Imperative singular
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fanya
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufanya
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| Negative
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kutofanya
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fanya
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| Plural
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fanyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufanya
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifanya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufanya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafanya/nafanya
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tunafanya
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| 2nd person
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unafanya
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mnafanya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafanya
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wanafanya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafanya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifanyi
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hatufanyi
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| 2nd person
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hufanyi
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hamfanyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafanyi
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hawafanyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fanyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafanya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafanya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifanye
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tufanye
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| 2nd person
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ufanye
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mfanye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afanye
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wafanye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fanye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifanye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefanya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefanya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifanya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifanya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafanya
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twafanya
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| 2nd person
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wafanya
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mwafanya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afanya
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wafanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafanya
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yafanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafanya
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yafanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafanya
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vyafanya
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| n(IX/X)
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yafanya
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zafanya
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| u(XI)
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wafanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafanya
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| pa(XVI)
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pafanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafanya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefanya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafanya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafanya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifanya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofanya
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| Consecutive
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kafanya / positive subject concord + -kafanya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafanye
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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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-nifanya
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-tufanya
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| 2nd person
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-kufanya
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-wafanya/-kufanyeni/-wafanyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfanya
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-wafanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufanya
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-ifanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifanya
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-yafanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifanya
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-vifanya
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifanya
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-zifanya
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| u(XI)
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-ufanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufanya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufanya
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| Reflexive
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-jifanya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fanyaye
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-fanyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fanyao
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-fanyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fanyalo
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-fanyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fanyacho
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-fanyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fanyayo
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-fanyazo
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| u(XI)
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-fanyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fanyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fanyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fanyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefanya
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-ofanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofanya
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-yofanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofanya
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-yofanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofanya
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-vyofanya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofanya
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-zofanya
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| u(XI)
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-ofanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofanya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofanya
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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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