Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fikiria (infinitive kufikiria)
- Applicative form of -fikiri: to think about, to consider
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fikiria
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| Positive present
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-nafikiria
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| Subjunctive
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-fikirie
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| Negative
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-fikirii
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| Imperative singular
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fikiria
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fikiria
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| Plural
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fikirieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufikiria
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifikiria
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufikiria
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafikiria/nafikiria
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tunafikiria
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| 2nd person
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unafikiria
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mnafikiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafikiria
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wanafikiria
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafikiria
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikirii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifikirii
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hatufikirii
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| 2nd person
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hufikirii
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hamfikirii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafikirii
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hawafikirii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fikirii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafikiria
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafikiria
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikirie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifikirie
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tufikirie
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| 2nd person
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ufikirie
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mfikirie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afikirie
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wafikirie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fikirie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifikirie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefikiria
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefikiria
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifikiria
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifikiria
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafikiria
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twafikiria
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| 2nd person
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wafikiria
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mwafikiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afikiria
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wafikiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafikiria
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yafikiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafikiria
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yafikiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafikiria
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vyafikiria
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| n(IX/X)
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yafikiria
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zafikiria
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| u(XI)
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wafikiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafikiria
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| pa(XVI)
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pafikiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafikiria
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefikiria
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafikiria
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafikiria
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifikiria
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofikiria
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| Consecutive
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kafikiria / positive subject concord + -kafikiria
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafikirie
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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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-nifikiria
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-tufikiria
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| 2nd person
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-kufikiria
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-wafikiria/-kufikirieni/-wafikirieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfikiria
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-wafikiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufikiria
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-ifikiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifikiria
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-yafikiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifikiria
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-vifikiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifikiria
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-zifikiria
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| u(XI)
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-ufikiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufikiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafikiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufikiria
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| Reflexive
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-jifikiria
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikiria- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fikiriaye
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-fikiriao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fikiriao
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-fikiriayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fikirialo
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-fikiriayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fikiriacho
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-fikiriavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fikiriayo
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-fikiriazo
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| u(XI)
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-fikiriao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fikiriako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fikiriapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fikiriamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefikiria
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-ofikiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofikiria
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-yofikiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofikiria
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-yofikiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofikiria
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-vyofikiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofikiria
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-zofikiria
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| u(XI)
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-ofikiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofikiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofikiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofikiria
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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