Swahili
Verb
-hofia (infinitive kuhofia)
- Applicative form of -hofu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hofia
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| Positive present
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-nahofia
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| Subjunctive
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-hofie
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| Negative
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-hofii
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| Imperative singular
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hofia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuhofia
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| Negative
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kutohofia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hofia
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| Plural
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hofieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhofia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihofia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhofia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahofia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahofia/nahofia
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tunahofia
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| 2nd person
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unahofia
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mnahofia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahofia
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wanahofia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahofia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hofii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihofii
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hatuhofii
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| 2nd person
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huhofii
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hamhofii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahofii
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hawahofii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hofii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahofia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahofia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hofie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihofie
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tuhofie
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| 2nd person
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uhofie
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mhofie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofie
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wahofie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hofie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihofie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehofia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehofia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihofia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihofia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahofia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahofia
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twahofia
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| 2nd person
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wahofia
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mwahofia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofia
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wahofia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahofia
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yahofia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahofia
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yahofia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahofia
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vyahofia
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| n(IX/X)
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yahofia
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zahofia
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| u(XI)
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wahofia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahofia
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| pa(XVI)
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pahofia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahofia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehofia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahofia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahofia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihofia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohofia
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| Consecutive
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kahofia / positive subject concord + -kahofia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahofie
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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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-nihofia
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-tuhofia
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| 2nd person
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-kuhofia
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-wahofia/-kuhofieni/-wahofieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhofia
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-wahofia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhofia
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-ihofia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihofia
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-yahofia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihofia
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-vihofia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihofia
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-zihofia
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| u(XI)
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-uhofia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhofia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahofia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhofia
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| Reflexive
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-jihofia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hofiaye
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-hofiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hofiao
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-hofiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hofialo
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-hofiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hofiacho
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-hofiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hofiayo
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-hofiazo
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| u(XI)
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-hofiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hofiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hofiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hofiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehofia
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-ohofia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohofia
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-yohofia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohofia
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-yohofia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohofia
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-vyohofia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohofia
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-zohofia
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| u(XI)
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-ohofia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohofia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohofia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohofia
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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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