Swahili
Verb
-firika (infinitive kufirika)
- Stative form of -fira
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -firika
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| Positive present
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-nafirika
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| Subjunctive
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-firike
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| Negative
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-firiki
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| Imperative singular
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firika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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firika
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| Plural
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firikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufirika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifirika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufirika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafirika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafirika/nafirika
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tunafirika
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| 2nd person
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unafirika
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mnafirika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafirika
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wanafirika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafirika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -firiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifiriki
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hatufiriki
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| 2nd person
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hufiriki
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hamfiriki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafiriki
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hawafiriki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -firiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafirika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafirika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -firike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifirike
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tufirike
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| 2nd person
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ufirike
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mfirike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afirike
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wafirike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -firike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifirike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefirika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefirika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifirika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifirika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afirika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafirika
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twafirika
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| 2nd person
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wafirika
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mwafirika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afirika
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wafirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafirika
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yafirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafirika
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yafirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafirika
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vyafirika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafirika
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zafirika
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| u(XI)
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wafirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafirika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafirika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefirika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafirika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafirika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifirika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofirika
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| Consecutive
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kafirika / positive subject concord + -kafirika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafirike
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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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-nifirika
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-tufirika
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| 2nd person
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-kufirika
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-wafirika/-kufirikeni/-wafirikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfirika
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-wafirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufirika
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-ifirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifirika
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-yafirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifirika
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-vifirika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifirika
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-zifirika
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| u(XI)
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-ufirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufirika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufirika
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| Reflexive
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-jifirika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -firika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-firikaye
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-firikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-firikao
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-firikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-firikalo
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-firikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-firikacho
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-firikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-firikayo
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-firikazo
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| u(XI)
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-firikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-firikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-firikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-firikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -firika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefirika
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-ofirika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofirika
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-yofirika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofirika
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-yofirika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofirika
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-vyofirika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofirika
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-zofirika
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| u(XI)
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-ofirika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofirika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofirika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofirika
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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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