Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jibiwa (infinitive kujibiwa)
- Passive form of -jibu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jibiwa
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| Positive present
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-najibiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-jibiwe
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| Negative
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-jibiwi
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| Imperative singular
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jibiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jibiwa
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| Plural
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jibiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujibiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijibiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujibiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajibiwa/najibiwa
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tunajibiwa
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| 2nd person
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unajibiwa
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mnajibiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajibiwa
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wanajibiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najibiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijibiwi
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hatujibiwi
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| 2nd person
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hujibiwi
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hamjibiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajibiwi
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hawajibiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jibiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajibiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajibiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijibiwe
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tujibiwe
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| 2nd person
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ujibiwe
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mjibiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibiwe
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wajibiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jibiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijibiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejibiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejibiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijibiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijibiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najibiwa
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twajibiwa
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| 2nd person
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wajibiwa
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mwajibiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibiwa
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wajibiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajibiwa
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yajibiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajibiwa
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yajibiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajibiwa
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vyajibiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yajibiwa
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zajibiwa
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| u(XI)
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wajibiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajibiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pajibiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajibiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejibiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajibiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajibiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijibiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojibiwa
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| Consecutive
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kajibiwa / positive subject concord + -kajibiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajibiwe
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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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-nijibiwa
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-tujibiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kujibiwa
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-wajibiwa/-kujibiweni/-wajibiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjibiwa
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-wajibiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujibiwa
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-ijibiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijibiwa
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-yajibiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijibiwa
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-vijibiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijibiwa
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-zijibiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ujibiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujibiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajibiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujibiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jijibiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jibiwaye
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-jibiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jibiwao
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-jibiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jibiwalo
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-jibiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jibiwacho
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-jibiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jibiwayo
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-jibiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-jibiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jibiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jibiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jibiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejibiwa
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-ojibiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojibiwa
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-yojibiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojibiwa
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-yojibiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojibiwa
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-vyojibiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojibiwa
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-zojibiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ojibiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojibiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojibiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojibiwa
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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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