Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic هَاجَرَ (hājara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hajiri (infinitive kuhajiri)
- to emigrate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hajiri
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| Positive present
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-nahajiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-hajiri
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| Negative
|
-hajiri
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| Imperative singular
|
hajiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hajiri
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| Plural
|
hajirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huhajiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lihajiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhajiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahajiri/nahajiri
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tunahajiri
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| 2nd person
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unahajiri
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mnahajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahajiri
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wanahajiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahajiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihajiri
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hatuhajiri
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| 2nd person
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huhajiri
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hamhajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahajiri
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hawahajiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hajiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahajiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahajiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihajiri
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tuhajiri
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| 2nd person
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uhajiri
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mhajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahajiri
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wahajiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hajiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihajiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehajiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehajiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihajiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihajiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahajiri
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twahajiri
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| 2nd person
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wahajiri
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mwahajiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahajiri
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wahajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahajiri
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yahajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahajiri
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yahajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahajiri
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vyahajiri
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| n(IX/X)
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yahajiri
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zahajiri
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| u(XI)
|
wahajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahajiri
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| pa(XVI)
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pahajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahajiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehajiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahajiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahajiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihajiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohajiri
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| Consecutive
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kahajiri / positive subject concord + -kahajiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahajiri
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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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-nihajiri
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-tuhajiri
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| 2nd person
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-kuhajiri
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-wahajiri/-kuhajirini/-wahajirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhajiri
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-wahajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhajiri
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-ihajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihajiri
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-yahajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihajiri
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-vihajiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihajiri
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-zihajiri
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| u(XI)
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-uhajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhajiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhajiri
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| Reflexive
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-jihajiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hajiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hajiriye
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-hajirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hajirio
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-hajiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hajirilo
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-hajiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hajiricho
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-hajirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hajiriyo
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-hajirizo
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| u(XI)
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-hajirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hajiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hajiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hajirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hajiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehajiri
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-ohajiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohajiri
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-yohajiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohajiri
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-yohajiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohajiri
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-vyohajiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohajiri
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-zohajiri
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| u(XI)
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-ohajiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohajiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohajiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohajiri
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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