Swahili
Verb
-hofiwa (infinitive kuhofiwa)
- Passive form of -hofu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hofiwa
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| Positive present
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-nahofiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-hofiwe
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| Negative
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-hofiwi
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| Imperative singular
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hofiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hofiwa
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| Plural
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hofiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhofiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihofiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhofiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahofiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahofiwa/nahofiwa
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tunahofiwa
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| 2nd person
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unahofiwa
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mnahofiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahofiwa
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wanahofiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahofiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hofiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihofiwi
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hatuhofiwi
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| 2nd person
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huhofiwi
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hamhofiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahofiwi
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hawahofiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hofiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahofiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahofiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hofiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihofiwe
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tuhofiwe
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| 2nd person
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uhofiwe
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mhofiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofiwe
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wahofiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hofiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihofiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehofiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehofiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihofiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihofiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahofiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahofiwa
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twahofiwa
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| 2nd person
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wahofiwa
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mwahofiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofiwa
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wahofiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahofiwa
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yahofiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahofiwa
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yahofiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahofiwa
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vyahofiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yahofiwa
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zahofiwa
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| u(XI)
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wahofiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahofiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pahofiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahofiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehofiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahofiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahofiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihofiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohofiwa
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| Consecutive
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kahofiwa / positive subject concord + -kahofiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahofiwe
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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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-nihofiwa
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-tuhofiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuhofiwa
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-wahofiwa/-kuhofiweni/-wahofiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhofiwa
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-wahofiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhofiwa
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-ihofiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihofiwa
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-yahofiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihofiwa
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-vihofiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihofiwa
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-zihofiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uhofiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhofiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahofiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhofiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jihofiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hofiwaye
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-hofiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hofiwao
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-hofiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hofiwalo
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-hofiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hofiwacho
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-hofiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hofiwayo
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-hofiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-hofiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hofiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hofiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hofiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehofiwa
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-ohofiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohofiwa
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-yohofiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohofiwa
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-yohofiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohofiwa
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-vyohofiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohofiwa
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-zohofiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ohofiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohofiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohofiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohofiwa
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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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