Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fungwa (infinitive kufungwa)
- Passive form of -funga: to be closed, to be imprisoned
- kufungwa gerezani ― to be locked up in jail
- (sports) to be defeated, to lose a game
- Synonym: -shindwa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fungwa
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| Positive present
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-nafungwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fungwe
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| Negative
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-fungwi
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| Imperative singular
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fungwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fungwa
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| Plural
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fungweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufungwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifungwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufungwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafungwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafungwa/nafungwa
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tunafungwa
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| 2nd person
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unafungwa
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mnafungwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafungwa
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wanafungwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafungwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fungwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifungwi
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hatufungwi
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| 2nd person
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hufungwi
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hamfungwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafungwi
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hawafungwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fungwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafungwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafungwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fungwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifungwe
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tufungwe
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| 2nd person
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ufungwe
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mfungwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afungwe
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wafungwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fungwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifungwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefungwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefungwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifungwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifungwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afungwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafungwa
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twafungwa
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| 2nd person
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wafungwa
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mwafungwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afungwa
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wafungwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafungwa
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yafungwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafungwa
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yafungwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafungwa
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vyafungwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafungwa
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zafungwa
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| u(XI)
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wafungwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafungwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafungwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafungwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefungwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafungwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafungwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifungwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofungwa
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| Consecutive
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kafungwa / positive subject concord + -kafungwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafungwe
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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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-nifungwa
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-tufungwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufungwa
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-wafungwa/-kufungweni/-wafungweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfungwa
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-wafungwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufungwa
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-ifungwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifungwa
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-yafungwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifungwa
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-vifungwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifungwa
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-zifungwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufungwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufungwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafungwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufungwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifungwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fungwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fungwaye
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-fungwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fungwao
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-fungwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fungwalo
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-fungwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fungwacho
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-fungwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fungwayo
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-fungwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fungwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fungwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fungwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fungwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fungwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefungwa
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-ofungwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofungwa
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-yofungwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofungwa
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-yofungwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofungwa
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-vyofungwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofungwa
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-zofungwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofungwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofungwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofungwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofungwa
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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