Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-gawia (infinitive kugawia)
- Applicative form of -gawa: to give to someone a part of something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gawia
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| Positive present
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-nagawia
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| Subjunctive
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-gawie
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| Negative
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-gawii
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| Imperative singular
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gawia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kugawia
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| Negative
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kutogawia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gawia
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| Plural
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gawieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugawia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligawia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugawia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagawia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagawia/nagawia
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tunagawia
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| 2nd person
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unagawia
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mnagawia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagawia
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wanagawia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagawia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gawii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigawii
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hatugawii
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| 2nd person
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hugawii
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hamgawii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagawii
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hawagawii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gawii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagawia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagawia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gawie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigawie
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tugawie
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| 2nd person
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ugawie
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mgawie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawie
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wagawie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gawie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigawie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegawia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegawia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligawia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligawia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agawia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagawia
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twagawia
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| 2nd person
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wagawia
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mwagawia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agawia
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wagawia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagawia
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yagawia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagawia
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yagawia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagawia
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vyagawia
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| n(IX/X)
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yagawia
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zagawia
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| u(XI)
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wagawia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagawia
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| pa(XVI)
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pagawia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagawia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megawia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagawia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagawia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigawia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogawia
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| Consecutive
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kagawia / positive subject concord + -kagawia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagawie
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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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-nigawia
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-tugawia
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| 2nd person
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-kugawia
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-wagawia/-kugawieni/-wagawieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgawia
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-wagawia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugawia
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-igawia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligawia
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-yagawia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigawia
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-vigawia
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| n(IX/X)
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-igawia
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-zigawia
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| u(XI)
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-ugawia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugawia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagawia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugawia
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| Reflexive
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-jigawia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gawia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gawiaye
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-gawiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gawiao
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-gawiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gawialo
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-gawiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gawiacho
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-gawiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gawiayo
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-gawiazo
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| u(XI)
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-gawiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gawiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gawiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gawiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gawia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegawia
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-ogawia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogawia
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-yogawia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logawia
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-yogawia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogawia
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-vyogawia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogawia
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-zogawia
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| u(XI)
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-ogawia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogawia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogawia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogawia
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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