Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fichika (infinitive kufichika)
- Stative form of -ficha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fichika
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| Positive present
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-nafichika
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| Subjunctive
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-fichike
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| Negative
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-fichiki
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| Imperative singular
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fichika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fichika
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| Plural
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fichikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufichika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifichika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufichika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafichika/nafichika
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tunafichika
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| 2nd person
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unafichika
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mnafichika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafichika
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wanafichika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafichika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifichiki
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hatufichiki
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| 2nd person
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hufichiki
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hamfichiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafichiki
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hawafichiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fichiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafichika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafichika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifichike
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tufichike
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| 2nd person
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ufichike
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mfichike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichike
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wafichike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fichike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifichike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefichika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefichika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifichika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifichika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafichika
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twafichika
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| 2nd person
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wafichika
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mwafichika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichika
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wafichika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafichika
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yafichika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafichika
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yafichika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafichika
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vyafichika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafichika
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zafichika
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| u(XI)
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wafichika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafichika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafichika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafichika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefichika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafichika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafichika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifichika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofichika
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| Consecutive
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kafichika / positive subject concord + -kafichika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafichike
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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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-nifichika
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-tufichika
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| 2nd person
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-kufichika
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-wafichika/-kufichikeni/-wafichikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfichika
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-wafichika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufichika
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-ifichika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifichika
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-yafichika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifichika
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-vifichika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifichika
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-zifichika
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| u(XI)
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-ufichika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufichika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafichika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufichika
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| Reflexive
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-jifichika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fichikaye
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-fichikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fichikao
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-fichikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fichikalo
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-fichikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fichikacho
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-fichikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fichikayo
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-fichikazo
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| u(XI)
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-fichikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fichikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fichikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fichikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefichika
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-ofichika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofichika
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-yofichika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofichika
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-yofichika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofichika
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-vyofichika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofichika
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-zofichika
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| u(XI)
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-ofichika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofichika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofichika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofichika
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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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