Swahili
Verb
-firia (infinitive kufiria)
- Applicative form of -fira
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -firia
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| Positive present
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-nafiria
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| Subjunctive
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-firie
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| Negative
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-firii
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| Imperative singular
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firia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufiria
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| Negative
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kutofiria
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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firia
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| Plural
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firieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufiria
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifiria
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufiria
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafiria/nafiria
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tunafiria
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| 2nd person
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unafiria
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mnafiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafiria
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wanafiria
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafiria
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -firii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifirii
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hatufirii
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| 2nd person
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hufirii
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hamfirii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafirii
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hawafirii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -firii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafiria
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafiria
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -firie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifirie
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tufirie
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| 2nd person
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ufirie
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mfirie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afirie
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wafirie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -firie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifirie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefiria
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefiria
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifiria
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifiria
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafiria
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twafiria
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| 2nd person
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wafiria
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mwafiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afiria
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wafiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafiria
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yafiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafiria
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yafiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafiria
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vyafiria
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| n(IX/X)
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yafiria
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zafiria
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| u(XI)
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wafiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafiria
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| pa(XVI)
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pafiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafiria
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefiria
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafiria
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafiria
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifiria
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofiria
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| Consecutive
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kafiria / positive subject concord + -kafiria
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafirie
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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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-nifiria
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-tufiria
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| 2nd person
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-kufiria
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-wafiria/-kufirieni/-wafirieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfiria
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-wafiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufiria
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-ifiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifiria
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-yafiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifiria
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-vifiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifiria
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-zifiria
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| u(XI)
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-ufiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufiria
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| Reflexive
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-jifiria
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -firia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-firiaye
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-firiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-firiao
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-firiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-firialo
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-firiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-firiacho
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-firiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-firiayo
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-firiazo
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| u(XI)
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-firiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-firiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-firiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-firiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -firia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefiria
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-ofiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofiria
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-yofiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofiria
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-yofiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofiria
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-vyofiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofiria
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-zofiria
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| u(XI)
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-ofiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofiria
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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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