Swahili
Verb
-fuatia (infinitive kufuatia)
- Applicative form of -fuata: to follow up, to pursue
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fuatia
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| Positive present
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-nafuatia
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| Subjunctive
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-fuatie
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| Negative
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-fuatii
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| Imperative singular
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fuatia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fuatia
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| Plural
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fuatieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufuatia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifuatia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufuatia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuatia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafuatia/nafuatia
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tunafuatia
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| 2nd person
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unafuatia
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mnafuatia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafuatia
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wanafuatia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafuatia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuatii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifuatii
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hatufuatii
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| 2nd person
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hufuatii
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hamfuatii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafuatii
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hawafuatii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fuatii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafuatia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafuatia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuatie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifuatie
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tufuatie
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| 2nd person
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ufuatie
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mfuatie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afuatie
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wafuatie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fuatie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifuatie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefuatia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefuatia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifuatia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifuatia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuatia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafuatia
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twafuatia
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| 2nd person
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wafuatia
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mwafuatia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afuatia
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wafuatia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafuatia
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yafuatia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafuatia
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yafuatia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafuatia
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vyafuatia
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| n(IX/X)
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yafuatia
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zafuatia
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| u(XI)
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wafuatia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafuatia
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| pa(XVI)
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pafuatia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafuatia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefuatia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafuatia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafuatia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifuatia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofuatia
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| Consecutive
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kafuatia / positive subject concord + -kafuatia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafuatie
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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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-nifuatia
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-tufuatia
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| 2nd person
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-kufuatia
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-wafuatia/-kufuatieni/-wafuatieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfuatia
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-wafuatia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufuatia
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-ifuatia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifuatia
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-yafuatia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifuatia
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-vifuatia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifuatia
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-zifuatia
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| u(XI)
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-ufuatia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufuatia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafuatia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufuatia
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| Reflexive
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-jifuatia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuatia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fuatiaye
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-fuatiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fuatiao
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-fuatiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fuatialo
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-fuatiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fuatiacho
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-fuatiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fuatiayo
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-fuatiazo
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| u(XI)
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-fuatiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fuatiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fuatiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fuatiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuatia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefuatia
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-ofuatia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofuatia
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-yofuatia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofuatia
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-yofuatia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofuatia
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-vyofuatia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofuatia
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-zofuatia
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| u(XI)
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-ofuatia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofuatia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofuatia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofuatia
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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
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -fuatilia (“to investigate or pursue carefully”)