Swahili
Etymology
From huruma (“mercy, compassion, pity, sympathy”) + -ia (applicative suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hurumia (infinitive kuhurumia)
- to take pity on, to sympathize with
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hurumia
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| Positive present
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-nahurumia
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| Subjunctive
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-hurumie
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| Negative
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-hurumii
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| Imperative singular
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hurumia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hurumia
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| Plural
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hurumieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhurumia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihurumia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhurumia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahurumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahurumia/nahurumia
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tunahurumia
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| 2nd person
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unahurumia
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mnahurumia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahurumia
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wanahurumia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahurumia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hurumii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihurumii
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hatuhurumii
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| 2nd person
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huhurumii
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hamhurumii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahurumii
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hawahurumii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hurumii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahurumia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahurumia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hurumie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihurumie
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tuhurumie
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| 2nd person
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uhurumie
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mhurumie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahurumie
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wahurumie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hurumie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihurumie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehurumia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehurumia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihurumia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihurumia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahurumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahurumia
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twahurumia
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| 2nd person
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wahurumia
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mwahurumia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahurumia
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wahurumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahurumia
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yahurumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahurumia
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yahurumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahurumia
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vyahurumia
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| n(IX/X)
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yahurumia
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zahurumia
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| u(XI)
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wahurumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahurumia
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| pa(XVI)
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pahurumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahurumia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehurumia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahurumia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahurumia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihurumia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohurumia
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| Consecutive
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kahurumia / positive subject concord + -kahurumia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahurumie
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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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-nihurumia
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-tuhurumia
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| 2nd person
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-kuhurumia
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-wahurumia/-kuhurumieni/-wahurumieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhurumia
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-wahurumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhurumia
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-ihurumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihurumia
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-yahurumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihurumia
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-vihurumia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihurumia
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-zihurumia
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| u(XI)
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-uhurumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhurumia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahurumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhurumia
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| Reflexive
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-jihurumia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hurumia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hurumiaye
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-hurumiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hurumiao
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-hurumiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hurumialo
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-hurumiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hurumiacho
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-hurumiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hurumiayo
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-hurumiazo
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| u(XI)
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-hurumiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hurumiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hurumiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hurumiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hurumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehurumia
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-ohurumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohurumia
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-yohurumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohurumia
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-yohurumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohurumia
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-vyohurumia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohurumia
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-zohurumia
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| u(XI)
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-ohurumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohurumia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohurumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohurumia
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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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