Swahili
Etymology
From -gawa.
Pronunciation
Verb
-gawanya (infinitive kugawanya)
- to divide up, share
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gawanya
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| Positive present
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-nagawanya
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| Subjunctive
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-gawanye
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| Negative
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-gawanyi
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| Imperative singular
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gawanya
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gawanya
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| Plural
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gawanyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugawanya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligawanya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugawanya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagawanya/nagawanya
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tunagawanya
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| 2nd person
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unagawanya
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mnagawanya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagawanya
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wanagawanya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagawanya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawanyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigawanyi
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hatugawanyi
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| 2nd person
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hugawanyi
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hamgawanyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagawanyi
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hawagawanyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gawanyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagawanya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagawanya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawanye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigawanye
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tugawanye
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| 2nd person
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ugawanye
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mgawanye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawanye
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wagawanye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gawanye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigawanye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegawanya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegawanya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligawanya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligawanya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagawanya
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twagawanya
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| 2nd person
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wagawanya
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mwagawanya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawanya
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wagawanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagawanya
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yagawanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagawanya
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yagawanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagawanya
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vyagawanya
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| n(IX/X)
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yagawanya
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zagawanya
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| u(XI)
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wagawanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagawanya
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| pa(XVI)
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pagawanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagawanya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megawanya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagawanya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagawanya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigawanya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogawanya
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| Consecutive
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kagawanya / positive subject concord + -kagawanya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagawanye
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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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-nigawanya
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-tugawanya
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| 2nd person
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-kugawanya
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-wagawanya/-kugawanyeni/-wagawanyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgawanya
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-wagawanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugawanya
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-igawanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligawanya
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-yagawanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigawanya
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-vigawanya
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| n(IX/X)
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-igawanya
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-zigawanya
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| u(XI)
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-ugawanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugawanya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagawanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugawanya
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| Reflexive
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-jigawanya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawanya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gawanyaye
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-gawanyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gawanyao
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-gawanyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gawanyalo
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-gawanyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gawanyacho
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-gawanyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gawanyayo
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-gawanyazo
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| u(XI)
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-gawanyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gawanyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gawanyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gawanyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawanya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegawanya
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-ogawanya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogawanya
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-yogawanya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logawanya
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-yogawanya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogawanya
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-vyogawanya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogawanya
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-zogawanya
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| u(XI)
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-ogawanya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogawanya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogawanya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogawanya
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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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