English
Noun
futwa (plural futwas)
- Archaic spelling of fatwa.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-futwa (infinitive kufutwa)
- Passive form of -futa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -futwa
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| Positive present
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-nafutwa
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| Subjunctive
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-futwe
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| Negative
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-futwi
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| Imperative singular
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futwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufutwa
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| Negative
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kutofutwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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futwa
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| Plural
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futweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufutwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifutwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufutwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafutwa/nafutwa
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tunafutwa
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| 2nd person
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unafutwa
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mnafutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafutwa
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wanafutwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafutwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -futwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifutwi
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hatufutwi
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| 2nd person
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hufutwi
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hamfutwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafutwi
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hawafutwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -futwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafutwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafutwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -futwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifutwe
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tufutwe
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| 2nd person
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ufutwe
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mfutwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afutwe
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wafutwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -futwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifutwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefutwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefutwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifutwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifutwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafutwa
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twafutwa
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| 2nd person
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wafutwa
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mwafutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afutwa
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wafutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafutwa
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yafutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafutwa
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yafutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafutwa
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vyafutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafutwa
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zafutwa
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| u(XI)
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wafutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafutwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefutwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafutwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafutwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifutwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofutwa
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| Consecutive
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kafutwa / positive subject concord + -kafutwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafutwe
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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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-nifutwa
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-tufutwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufutwa
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-wafutwa/-kufutweni/-wafutweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfutwa
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-wafutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufutwa
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-ifutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifutwa
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-yafutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifutwa
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-vifutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifutwa
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-zifutwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufutwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifutwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -futwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-futwaye
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-futwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-futwao
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-futwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-futwalo
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-futwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-futwacho
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-futwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-futwayo
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-futwazo
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| u(XI)
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-futwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-futwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-futwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-futwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -futwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefutwa
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-ofutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofutwa
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-yofutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofutwa
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-yofutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofutwa
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-vyofutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofutwa
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-zofutwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofutwa
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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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