Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jazwa (infinitive kujazwa)
- Passive form of -jaza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jazwa
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| Positive present
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-najazwa
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| Subjunctive
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-jazwe
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| Negative
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-jazwi
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| Imperative singular
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jazwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kujazwa
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| Negative
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kutojazwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jazwa
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| Plural
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jazweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujazwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijazwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujazwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajazwa/najazwa
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tunajazwa
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| 2nd person
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unajazwa
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mnajazwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajazwa
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wanajazwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najazwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jazwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijazwi
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hatujazwi
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| 2nd person
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hujazwi
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hamjazwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajazwi
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hawajazwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jazwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajazwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajazwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jazwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijazwe
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tujazwe
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| 2nd person
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ujazwe
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mjazwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajazwe
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wajazwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jazwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijazwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejazwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejazwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijazwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijazwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najazwa
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twajazwa
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| 2nd person
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wajazwa
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mwajazwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajazwa
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wajazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajazwa
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yajazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajazwa
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yajazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajazwa
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vyajazwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yajazwa
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zajazwa
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| u(XI)
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wajazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajazwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pajazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajazwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejazwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajazwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajazwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijazwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojazwa
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| Consecutive
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kajazwa / positive subject concord + -kajazwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajazwe
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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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-nijazwa
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-tujazwa
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| 2nd person
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-kujazwa
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-wajazwa/-kujazweni/-wajazweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjazwa
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-wajazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujazwa
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-ijazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijazwa
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-yajazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijazwa
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-vijazwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijazwa
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-zijazwa
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| u(XI)
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-ujazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujazwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujazwa
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| Reflexive
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-jijazwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jazwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jazwaye
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-jazwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jazwao
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-jazwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jazwalo
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-jazwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jazwacho
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-jazwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jazwayo
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-jazwazo
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| u(XI)
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-jazwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jazwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jazwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jazwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jazwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejazwa
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-ojazwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojazwa
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-yojazwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojazwa
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-yojazwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojazwa
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-vyojazwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojazwa
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-zojazwa
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| u(XI)
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-ojazwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojazwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojazwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojazwa
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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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