Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-finyanga (infinitive kufinyanga)
- to make pottery, to mold
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -finyanga
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| Positive present
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-nafinyanga
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| Subjunctive
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-finyange
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| Negative
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-finyangi
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| Imperative singular
|
finyanga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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finyanga
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| Plural
|
finyangeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufinyanga
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifinyanga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufinyanga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafinyanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafinyanga/nafinyanga
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tunafinyanga
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| 2nd person
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unafinyanga
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mnafinyanga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafinyanga
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wanafinyanga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafinyanga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -finyangi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifinyangi
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hatufinyangi
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| 2nd person
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hufinyangi
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hamfinyangi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafinyangi
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hawafinyangi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -finyangi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafinyanga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafinyanga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -finyange)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifinyange
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tufinyange
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| 2nd person
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ufinyange
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mfinyange
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afinyange
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wafinyange
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -finyange
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifinyange
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefinyanga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefinyanga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifinyanga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifinyanga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afinyanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafinyanga
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twafinyanga
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| 2nd person
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wafinyanga
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mwafinyanga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afinyanga
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wafinyanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafinyanga
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yafinyanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafinyanga
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yafinyanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafinyanga
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vyafinyanga
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| n(IX/X)
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yafinyanga
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zafinyanga
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| u(XI)
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wafinyanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafinyanga
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| pa(XVI)
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pafinyanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafinyanga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefinyanga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafinyanga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafinyanga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifinyanga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofinyanga
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| Consecutive
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kafinyanga / positive subject concord + -kafinyanga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafinyange
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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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-nifinyanga
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-tufinyanga
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| 2nd person
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-kufinyanga
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-wafinyanga/-kufinyangeni/-wafinyangeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfinyanga
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-wafinyanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufinyanga
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-ifinyanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifinyanga
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-yafinyanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifinyanga
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-vifinyanga
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifinyanga
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-zifinyanga
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| u(XI)
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-ufinyanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufinyanga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafinyanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufinyanga
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| Reflexive
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-jifinyanga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -finyanga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-finyangaye
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-finyangao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-finyangao
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-finyangayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-finyangalo
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-finyangayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-finyangacho
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-finyangavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-finyangayo
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-finyangazo
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| u(XI)
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-finyangao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-finyangako
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| pa(XVI)
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-finyangapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-finyangamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -finyanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefinyanga
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-ofinyanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofinyanga
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-yofinyanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofinyanga
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-yofinyanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofinyanga
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-vyofinyanga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofinyanga
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-zofinyanga
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| u(XI)
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-ofinyanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofinyanga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofinyanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofinyanga
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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