Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-hojiwa (infinitive kuhojiwa)
- Passive form of -hoji: to be questioned, be interrogated
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hojiwa
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| Positive present
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-nahojiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-hojiwe
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| Negative
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-hojiwi
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| Imperative singular
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hojiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hojiwa
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| Plural
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hojiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhojiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihojiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhojiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahojiwa/nahojiwa
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tunahojiwa
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| 2nd person
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unahojiwa
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mnahojiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahojiwa
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wanahojiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahojiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihojiwi
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hatuhojiwi
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| 2nd person
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huhojiwi
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hamhojiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahojiwi
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hawahojiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hojiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahojiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahojiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihojiwe
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tuhojiwe
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| 2nd person
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uhojiwe
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mhojiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahojiwe
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wahojiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hojiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihojiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehojiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehojiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihojiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihojiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahojiwa
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twahojiwa
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| 2nd person
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wahojiwa
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mwahojiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahojiwa
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wahojiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahojiwa
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yahojiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahojiwa
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yahojiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahojiwa
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vyahojiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yahojiwa
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zahojiwa
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| u(XI)
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wahojiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahojiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pahojiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahojiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehojiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahojiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahojiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihojiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohojiwa
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| Consecutive
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kahojiwa / positive subject concord + -kahojiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahojiwe
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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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-nihojiwa
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-tuhojiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuhojiwa
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-wahojiwa/-kuhojiweni/-wahojiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhojiwa
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-wahojiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhojiwa
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-ihojiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihojiwa
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-yahojiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihojiwa
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-vihojiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihojiwa
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-zihojiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uhojiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhojiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahojiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhojiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jihojiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hojiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hojiwaye
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-hojiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hojiwao
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-hojiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hojiwalo
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-hojiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hojiwacho
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-hojiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hojiwayo
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-hojiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-hojiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hojiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hojiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hojiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hojiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehojiwa
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-ohojiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohojiwa
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-yohojiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohojiwa
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-yohojiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohojiwa
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-vyohojiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohojiwa
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-zohojiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ohojiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohojiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohojiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohojiwa
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- mhojiwa (“interviewee, person being questioned”)