Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-hitajika (infinitive kuhitajika)
- Stative form of -hitaji: to be needed, to be required
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hitajika
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| Positive present
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-nahitajika
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| Subjunctive
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-hitajike
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| Negative
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-hitajiki
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| Imperative singular
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hitajika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hitajika
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| Plural
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hitajikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhitajika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihitajika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhitajika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahitajika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahitajika/nahitajika
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tunahitajika
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| 2nd person
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unahitajika
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mnahitajika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahitajika
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wanahitajika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahitajika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hitajiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihitajiki
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hatuhitajiki
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| 2nd person
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huhitajiki
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hamhitajiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahitajiki
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hawahitajiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hitajiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahitajika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahitajika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hitajike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihitajike
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tuhitajike
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| 2nd person
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uhitajike
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mhitajike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahitajike
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wahitajike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hitajike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihitajike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehitajika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehitajika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihitajika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihitajika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahitajika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahitajika
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twahitajika
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| 2nd person
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wahitajika
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mwahitajika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahitajika
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wahitajika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahitajika
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yahitajika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahitajika
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yahitajika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahitajika
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vyahitajika
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| n(IX/X)
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yahitajika
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zahitajika
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| u(XI)
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wahitajika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahitajika
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| pa(XVI)
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pahitajika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahitajika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehitajika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahitajika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahitajika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihitajika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohitajika
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| Consecutive
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kahitajika / positive subject concord + -kahitajika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahitajike
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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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-nihitajika
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-tuhitajika
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| 2nd person
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-kuhitajika
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-wahitajika/-kuhitajikeni/-wahitajikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhitajika
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-wahitajika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhitajika
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-ihitajika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihitajika
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-yahitajika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihitajika
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-vihitajika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihitajika
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-zihitajika
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| u(XI)
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-uhitajika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhitajika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahitajika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhitajika
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| Reflexive
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-jihitajika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hitajika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hitajikaye
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-hitajikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hitajikao
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-hitajikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hitajikalo
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-hitajikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hitajikacho
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-hitajikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hitajikayo
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-hitajikazo
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| u(XI)
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-hitajikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hitajikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hitajikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hitajikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hitajika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehitajika
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-ohitajika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohitajika
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-yohitajika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohitajika
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-yohitajika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohitajika
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-vyohitajika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohitajika
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-zohitajika
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| u(XI)
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-ohitajika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohitajika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohitajika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohitajika
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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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