Swahili
Verb
-guswa (infinitive kuguswa)
- Passive form of -gusa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -guswa
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| Positive present
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-naguswa
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| Subjunctive
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-guswe
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| Negative
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-guswi
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| Imperative singular
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guswa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuguswa
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| Negative
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kutoguswa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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guswa
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| Plural
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gusweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huguswa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liguswa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuguswa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naguswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaguswa/naguswa
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tunaguswa
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| 2nd person
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unaguswa
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mnaguswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaguswa
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wanaguswa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naguswa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -guswi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siguswi
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hatuguswi
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| 2nd person
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huguswi
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hamguswi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haguswi
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hawaguswi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -guswi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taguswa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taguswa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -guswe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niguswe
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tuguswe
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| 2nd person
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uguswe
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mguswe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aguswe
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waguswe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -guswe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siguswe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeguswa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeguswa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliguswa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliguswa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aguswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naguswa
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twaguswa
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| 2nd person
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waguswa
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mwaguswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aguswa
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waguswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waguswa
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yaguswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laguswa
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yaguswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaguswa
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vyaguswa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaguswa
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zaguswa
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| u(XI)
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waguswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaguswa
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| pa(XVI)
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paguswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaguswa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meguswa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaguswa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaguswa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiguswa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoguswa
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| Consecutive
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kaguswa / positive subject concord + -kaguswa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaguswe
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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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-niguswa
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-tuguswa
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| 2nd person
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-kuguswa
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-waguswa/-kugusweni/-wagusweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mguswa
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-waguswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uguswa
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-iguswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liguswa
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-yaguswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiguswa
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-viguswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iguswa
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-ziguswa
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| u(XI)
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-uguswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuguswa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paguswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muguswa
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| Reflexive
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-jiguswa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -guswa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-guswaye
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-guswao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-guswao
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-guswayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-guswalo
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-guswayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-guswacho
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-guswavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-guswayo
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-guswazo
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| u(XI)
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-guswao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-guswako
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| pa(XVI)
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-guswapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-guswamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -guswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeguswa
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-oguswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oguswa
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-yoguswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loguswa
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-yoguswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choguswa
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-vyoguswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoguswa
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-zoguswa
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| u(XI)
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-oguswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koguswa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poguswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moguswa
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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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