Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ).
Pronunciation
Verb
-furahi (infinitive kufurahi)
- to be happy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -furahi
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| Positive present
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-nafurahi
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| Subjunctive
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-furahi
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| Negative
|
-furahi
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| Imperative singular
|
furahi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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furahi
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| Plural
|
furahini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufurahi
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifurahi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufurahi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafurahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafurahi/nafurahi
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tunafurahi
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| 2nd person
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unafurahi
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mnafurahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafurahi
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wanafurahi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafurahi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -furahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifurahi
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hatufurahi
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| 2nd person
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hufurahi
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hamfurahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafurahi
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hawafurahi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -furahi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafurahi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafurahi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifurahi
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tufurahi
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| 2nd person
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ufurahi
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mfurahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afurahi
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wafurahi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -furahi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifurahi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefurahi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefurahi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifurahi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifurahi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afurahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafurahi
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twafurahi
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| 2nd person
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wafurahi
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mwafurahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afurahi
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wafurahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafurahi
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yafurahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafurahi
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yafurahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafurahi
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vyafurahi
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| n(IX/X)
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yafurahi
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zafurahi
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| u(XI)
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wafurahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafurahi
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| pa(XVI)
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pafurahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafurahi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefurahi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafurahi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafurahi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifurahi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofurahi
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| Consecutive
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kafurahi / positive subject concord + -kafurahi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafurahi
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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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-nifurahi
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-tufurahi
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| 2nd person
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-kufurahi
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-wafurahi/-kufurahini/-wafurahini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfurahi
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-wafurahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufurahi
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-ifurahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifurahi
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-yafurahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifurahi
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-vifurahi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifurahi
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-zifurahi
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| u(XI)
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-ufurahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufurahi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafurahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufurahi
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| Reflexive
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-jifurahi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furahi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-furahiye
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-furahio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-furahio
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-furahiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-furahilo
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-furahiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-furahicho
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-furahivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-furahiyo
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-furahizo
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| u(XI)
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-furahio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-furahiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-furahipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-furahimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefurahi
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-ofurahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofurahi
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-yofurahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofurahi
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-yofurahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofurahi
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-vyofurahi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofurahi
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-zofurahi
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| u(XI)
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-ofurahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofurahi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofurahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofurahi
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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