Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fuatwa (infinitive kufuatwa)
- Passive form of -fuata: to be followed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fuatwa
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| Positive present
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-nafuatwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fuatwe
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| Negative
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-fuatwi
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| Imperative singular
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fuatwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fuatwa
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| Plural
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fuatweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufuatwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifuatwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufuatwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafuatwa/nafuatwa
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tunafuatwa
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| 2nd person
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unafuatwa
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mnafuatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafuatwa
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wanafuatwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafuatwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuatwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifuatwi
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hatufuatwi
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| 2nd person
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hufuatwi
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hamfuatwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafuatwi
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hawafuatwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fuatwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafuatwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafuatwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fuatwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifuatwe
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tufuatwe
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| 2nd person
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ufuatwe
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mfuatwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afuatwe
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wafuatwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fuatwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifuatwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefuatwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefuatwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifuatwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifuatwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafuatwa
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twafuatwa
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| 2nd person
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wafuatwa
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mwafuatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afuatwa
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wafuatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafuatwa
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yafuatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafuatwa
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yafuatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafuatwa
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vyafuatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafuatwa
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zafuatwa
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| u(XI)
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wafuatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafuatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafuatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafuatwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefuatwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafuatwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafuatwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifuatwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofuatwa
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| Consecutive
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kafuatwa / positive subject concord + -kafuatwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafuatwe
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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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-nifuatwa
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-tufuatwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufuatwa
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-wafuatwa/-kufuatweni/-wafuatweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfuatwa
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-wafuatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufuatwa
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-ifuatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifuatwa
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-yafuatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifuatwa
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-vifuatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifuatwa
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-zifuatwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufuatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufuatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafuatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufuatwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifuatwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fuatwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fuatwaye
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-fuatwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fuatwao
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-fuatwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fuatwalo
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-fuatwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fuatwacho
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-fuatwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fuatwayo
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-fuatwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fuatwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fuatwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fuatwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fuatwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fuatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefuatwa
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-ofuatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofuatwa
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-yofuatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofuatwa
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-yofuatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofuatwa
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-vyofuatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofuatwa
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-zofuatwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofuatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofuatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofuatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofuatwa
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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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