Amis
Noun
fiwa
- loquat
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fiwa (infinitive kufiwa)
- Passive form of -fa: to mourn, be bereaved
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fiwa
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| Positive present
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-nafiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fiwe
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| Negative
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-fiwi
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| Imperative singular
|
fiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufiwa
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| Negative
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kutofiwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fiwa
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| Plural
|
fiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufiwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafiwa/nafiwa
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tunafiwa
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| 2nd person
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unafiwa
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mnafiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafiwa
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wanafiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifiwi
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hatufiwi
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| 2nd person
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hufiwi
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hamfiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafiwi
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hawafiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifiwe
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tufiwe
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| 2nd person
|
ufiwe
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mfiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afiwe
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wafiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafiwa
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twafiwa
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| 2nd person
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wafiwa
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mwafiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afiwa
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wafiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafiwa
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yafiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafiwa
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yafiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafiwa
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vyafiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafiwa
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zafiwa
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| u(XI)
|
wafiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofiwa
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| Consecutive
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kafiwa / positive subject concord + -kafiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafiwe
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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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-nifiwa
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-tufiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufiwa
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-wafiwa/-kufiweni/-wafiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfiwa
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-wafiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufiwa
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-ifiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifiwa
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-yafiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifiwa
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-vifiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifiwa
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-zifiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fiwaye
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-fiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fiwao
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-fiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fiwalo
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-fiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fiwacho
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-fiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fiwayo
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-fiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefiwa
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-ofiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofiwa
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-yofiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofiwa
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-yofiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofiwa
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-vyofiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofiwa
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-zofiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofiwa
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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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