Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-inuza (infinitive kuinuza)
- Causative form of -inua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -inuza
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| Positive present
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-nainuza
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| Subjunctive
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-inuze
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| Negative
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-inuzi
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| Imperative singular
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inuza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuinuza
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| Negative
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kutoinuza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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inuza
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| Plural
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inuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huinuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liinuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuinuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nainuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninainuza/nainuza
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tunainuza
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| 2nd person
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unainuza
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mnainuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anainuza
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wanainuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nainuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -inuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siinuzi
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hatuinuzi
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| 2nd person
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huinuzi
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hamwinuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hainuzi
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hawainuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -inuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tainuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tainuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -inuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niinuze
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tuinuze
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| 2nd person
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uinuze
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mwinuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ainuze
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wainuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -inuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siinuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeinuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeinuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliinuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliinuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ainuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nainuza
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twainuza
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| 2nd person
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wainuza
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mwainuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ainuza
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wainuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wainuza
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yainuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lainuza
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yainuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chainuza
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vyainuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yainuza
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zainuza
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| u(XI)
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wainuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwainuza
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| pa(XVI)
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painuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwainuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meinuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshainuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jainuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiinuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoinuza
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| Consecutive
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kainuza / positive subject concord + -kainuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kainuze
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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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-niinuza
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-tuinuza
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| 2nd person
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-kuinuza
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-wainuza/-kuinuzeni/-wainuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwinuza
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-wainuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uinuza
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-iinuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liinuza
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-yainuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiinuza
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-viinuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iinuza
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-ziinuza
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| u(XI)
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-uinuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuinuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-painuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muinuza
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| Reflexive
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-jiinuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -inuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-inuzaye
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-inuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-inuzao
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-inuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-inuzalo
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-inuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-inuzacho
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-inuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-inuzayo
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-inuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-inuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-inuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-inuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-inuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -inuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeinuza
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-oinuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oinuza
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-yoinuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loinuza
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-yoinuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choinuza
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-vyoinuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoinuza
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-zoinuza
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| u(XI)
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-oinuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koinuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poinuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moinuza
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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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