Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-hojihoji (infinitive kuhojihoji)
- Reduplicative form of -hoji: to question repeatedly, cross-examine
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hojihoji
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| Positive present
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-nahojihoji
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| Subjunctive
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-hojihoji
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| Negative
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-hojihoji
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| Imperative singular
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hojihoji
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hojihoji
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| Plural
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hojihojini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhojihoji
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihojihoji
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhojihoji
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojihoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahojihoji/nahojihoji
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tunahojihoji
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| 2nd person
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unahojihoji
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mnahojihoji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahojihoji
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wanahojihoji
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahojihoji
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojihoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihojihoji
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hatuhojihoji
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| 2nd person
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huhojihoji
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hamhojihoji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahojihoji
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hawahojihoji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hojihoji
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahojihoji
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahojihoji
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojihoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihojihoji
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tuhojihoji
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| 2nd person
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uhojihoji
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mhojihoji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahojihoji
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wahojihoji
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hojihoji
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihojihoji
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehojihoji
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehojihoji
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihojihoji
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihojihoji
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojihoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahojihoji
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twahojihoji
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| 2nd person
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wahojihoji
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mwahojihoji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahojihoji
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wahojihoji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahojihoji
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yahojihoji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahojihoji
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yahojihoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahojihoji
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vyahojihoji
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| n(IX/X)
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yahojihoji
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zahojihoji
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| u(XI)
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wahojihoji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahojihoji
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| pa(XVI)
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pahojihoji
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahojihoji
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehojihoji
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahojihoji
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahojihoji
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihojihoji
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohojihoji
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| Consecutive
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kahojihoji / positive subject concord + -kahojihoji
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahojihoji
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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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-nihojihoji
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-tuhojihoji
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| 2nd person
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-kuhojihoji
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-wahojihoji/-kuhojihojini/-wahojihojini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhojihoji
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-wahojihoji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhojihoji
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-ihojihoji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihojihoji
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-yahojihoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihojihoji
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-vihojihoji
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihojihoji
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-zihojihoji
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| u(XI)
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-uhojihoji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhojihoji
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahojihoji
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhojihoji
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| Reflexive
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-jihojihoji
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hojihoji- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hojihojiye
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-hojihojio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hojihojio
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-hojihojiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hojihojilo
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-hojihojiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hojihojicho
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-hojihojivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hojihojiyo
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-hojihojizo
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| u(XI)
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-hojihojio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hojihojiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hojihojipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hojihojimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hojihoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehojihoji
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-ohojihoji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohojihoji
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-yohojihoji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohojihoji
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-yohojihoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohojihoji
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-vyohojihoji
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohojihoji
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-zohojihoji
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| u(XI)
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-ohojihoji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohojihoji
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohojihoji
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohojihoji
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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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