Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jazika (infinitive kujazika)
- Stative form of -jaza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jazika
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| Positive present
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-najazika
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| Subjunctive
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-jazike
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| Negative
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-jaziki
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| Imperative singular
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jazika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jazika
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| Plural
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jazikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujazika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijazika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujazika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajazika/najazika
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tunajazika
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| 2nd person
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unajazika
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mnajazika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajazika
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wanajazika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najazika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jaziki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijaziki
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hatujaziki
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| 2nd person
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hujaziki
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hamjaziki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajaziki
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hawajaziki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jaziki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajazika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajazika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jazike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijazike
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tujazike
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| 2nd person
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ujazike
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mjazike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajazike
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wajazike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jazike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijazike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejazika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejazika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijazika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijazika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najazika
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twajazika
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| 2nd person
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wajazika
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mwajazika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajazika
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wajazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajazika
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yajazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajazika
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yajazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajazika
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vyajazika
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| n(IX/X)
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yajazika
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zajazika
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| u(XI)
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wajazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajazika
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| pa(XVI)
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pajazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajazika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejazika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajazika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajazika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijazika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojazika
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| Consecutive
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kajazika / positive subject concord + -kajazika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajazike
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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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-nijazika
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-tujazika
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| 2nd person
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-kujazika
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-wajazika/-kujazikeni/-wajazikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjazika
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-wajazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujazika
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-ijazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijazika
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-yajazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijazika
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-vijazika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijazika
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-zijazika
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| u(XI)
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-ujazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujazika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujazika
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| Reflexive
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-jijazika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jazika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jazikaye
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-jazikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jazikao
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-jazikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jazikalo
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-jazikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jazikacho
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-jazikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jazikayo
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-jazikazo
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| u(XI)
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-jazikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jazikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jazikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jazikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejazika
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-ojazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojazika
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-yojazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojazika
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-yojazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojazika
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-vyojazika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojazika
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-zojazika
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| u(XI)
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-ojazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojazika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojazika
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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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