Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-furika (infinitive kufurika)
- to flood
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -furika
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| Positive present
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-nafurika
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| Subjunctive
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-furike
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| Negative
|
-furiki
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| Imperative singular
|
furika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
furika
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| Plural
|
furikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufurika
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifurika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufurika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafurika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafurika/nafurika
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tunafurika
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| 2nd person
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unafurika
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mnafurika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafurika
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wanafurika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafurika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -furiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifuriki
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hatufuriki
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| 2nd person
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hufuriki
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hamfuriki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafuriki
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hawafuriki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -furiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafurika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafurika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifurike
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tufurike
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| 2nd person
|
ufurike
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mfurike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afurike
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wafurike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -furike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifurike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefurika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefurika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifurika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifurika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afurika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafurika
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twafurika
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| 2nd person
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wafurika
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mwafurika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afurika
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wafurika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafurika
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yafurika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafurika
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yafurika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafurika
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vyafurika
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| n(IX/X)
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yafurika
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zafurika
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| u(XI)
|
wafurika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafurika
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| pa(XVI)
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pafurika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafurika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefurika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafurika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafurika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifurika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofurika
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| Consecutive
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kafurika / positive subject concord + -kafurika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafurike
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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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-nifurika
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-tufurika
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| 2nd person
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-kufurika
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-wafurika/-kufurikeni/-wafurikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfurika
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-wafurika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufurika
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-ifurika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifurika
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-yafurika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifurika
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-vifurika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifurika
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-zifurika
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| u(XI)
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-ufurika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufurika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafurika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufurika
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| Reflexive
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-jifurika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-furikaye
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-furikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-furikao
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-furikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-furikalo
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-furikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-furikacho
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-furikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-furikayo
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-furikazo
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| u(XI)
|
-furikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-furikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-furikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-furikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefurika
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-ofurika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofurika
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-yofurika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofurika
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-yofurika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofurika
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-vyofurika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofurika
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-zofurika
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| u(XI)
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-ofurika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofurika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofurika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofurika
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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