Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فِكْرَة (fikra).
Pronunciation
Noun
fikira class V or IX (plural mafikira class VI or fikira class X)
- thought (the state or condition of thinking)
- an idea (an individual thought)
- Synonym: gezo
Verb
-fikira (infinitive kufikira)
- alternative form of -fikiri
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fikira
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| Positive present
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-nafikira
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| Subjunctive
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-fikire
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| Negative
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-fikiri
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| Imperative singular
|
fikira
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fikira
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| Plural
|
fikireni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufikira
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifikira
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufikira
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikira)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafikira/nafikira
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tunafikira
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| 2nd person
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unafikira
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mnafikira
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafikira
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wanafikira
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafikira
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifikiri
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hatufikiri
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| 2nd person
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hufikiri
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hamfikiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafikiri
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hawafikiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fikiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafikira
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafikira
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikire)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifikire
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tufikire
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| 2nd person
|
ufikire
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mfikire
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afikire
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wafikire
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fikire
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifikire
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefikira
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefikira
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifikira
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifikira
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikira)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafikira
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twafikira
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| 2nd person
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wafikira
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mwafikira
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afikira
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wafikira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafikira
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yafikira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafikira
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yafikira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafikira
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vyafikira
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| n(IX/X)
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yafikira
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zafikira
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| u(XI)
|
wafikira
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafikira
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| pa(XVI)
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pafikira
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafikira
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefikira
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafikira
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafikira
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifikira
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofikira
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| Consecutive
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kafikira / positive subject concord + -kafikira
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafikire
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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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-nifikira
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-tufikira
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| 2nd person
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-kufikira
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-wafikira/-kufikireni/-wafikireni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfikira
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-wafikira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufikira
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-ifikira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifikira
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-yafikira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifikira
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-vifikira
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifikira
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-zifikira
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| u(XI)
|
-ufikira
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufikira
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafikira
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufikira
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| Reflexive
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-jifikira
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikira- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fikiraye
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-fikirao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fikirao
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-fikirayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fikiralo
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-fikirayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fikiracho
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-fikiravyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fikirayo
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-fikirazo
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| u(XI)
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-fikirao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fikirako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fikirapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fikiramo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikira)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefikira
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-ofikira
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofikira
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-yofikira
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofikira
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-yofikira
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofikira
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-vyofikira
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofikira
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-zofikira
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| u(XI)
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-ofikira
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofikira
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofikira
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofikira
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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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