Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fikirika (infinitive kufikirika)
- Stative form of -fikiri: to be thinkable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fikirika
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| Positive present
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-nafikirika
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| Subjunctive
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-fikirike
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| Negative
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-fikiriki
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| Imperative singular
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fikirika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fikirika
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| Plural
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fikirikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufikirika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifikirika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufikirika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikirika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafikirika/nafikirika
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tunafikirika
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| 2nd person
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unafikirika
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mnafikirika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafikirika
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wanafikirika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafikirika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikiriki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifikiriki
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hatufikiriki
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| 2nd person
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hufikiriki
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hamfikiriki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafikiriki
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hawafikiriki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fikiriki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafikirika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafikirika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikirike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifikirike
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tufikirike
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| 2nd person
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ufikirike
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mfikirike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afikirike
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wafikirike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fikirike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifikirike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefikirika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefikirika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifikirika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifikirika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikirika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafikirika
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twafikirika
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| 2nd person
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wafikirika
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mwafikirika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afikirika
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wafikirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafikirika
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yafikirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafikirika
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yafikirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafikirika
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vyafikirika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafikirika
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zafikirika
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| u(XI)
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wafikirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafikirika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafikirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafikirika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefikirika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafikirika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafikirika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifikirika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofikirika
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| Consecutive
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kafikirika / positive subject concord + -kafikirika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafikirike
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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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-nifikirika
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-tufikirika
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| 2nd person
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-kufikirika
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-wafikirika/-kufikirikeni/-wafikirikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfikirika
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-wafikirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufikirika
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-ifikirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifikirika
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-yafikirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifikirika
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-vifikirika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifikirika
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-zifikirika
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| u(XI)
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-ufikirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufikirika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafikirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufikirika
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| Reflexive
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-jifikirika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikirika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fikirikaye
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-fikirikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fikirikao
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-fikirikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fikirikalo
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-fikirikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fikirikacho
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-fikirikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fikirikayo
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-fikirikazo
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| u(XI)
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-fikirikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fikirikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fikirikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fikirikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikirika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefikirika
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-ofikirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofikirika
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-yofikirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofikirika
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-yofikirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofikirika
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-vyofikirika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofikirika
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-zofikirika
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| u(XI)
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-ofikirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofikirika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofikirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofikirika
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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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