Swahili
Verb
-jibiza (infinitive kujibiza)
- Causative form of -jibu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jibiza
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| Positive present
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-najibiza
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| Subjunctive
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-jibize
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| Negative
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-jibizi
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| Imperative singular
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jibiza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jibiza
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| Plural
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jibizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujibiza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijibiza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujibiza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajibiza/najibiza
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tunajibiza
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| 2nd person
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unajibiza
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mnajibiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajibiza
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wanajibiza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najibiza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijibizi
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hatujibizi
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| 2nd person
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hujibizi
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hamjibizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajibizi
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hawajibizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jibizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajibiza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajibiza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijibize
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tujibize
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| 2nd person
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ujibize
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mjibize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibize
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wajibize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jibize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijibize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejibiza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejibiza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijibiza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijibiza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najibiza
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twajibiza
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| 2nd person
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wajibiza
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mwajibiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibiza
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wajibiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajibiza
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yajibiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajibiza
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yajibiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajibiza
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vyajibiza
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| n(IX/X)
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yajibiza
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zajibiza
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| u(XI)
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wajibiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajibiza
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| pa(XVI)
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pajibiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajibiza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejibiza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajibiza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajibiza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijibiza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojibiza
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| Consecutive
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kajibiza / positive subject concord + -kajibiza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajibize
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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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-nijibiza
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-tujibiza
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| 2nd person
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-kujibiza
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-wajibiza/-kujibizeni/-wajibizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjibiza
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-wajibiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujibiza
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-ijibiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijibiza
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-yajibiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijibiza
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-vijibiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijibiza
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-zijibiza
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| u(XI)
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-ujibiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujibiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajibiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujibiza
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| Reflexive
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-jijibiza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibiza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jibizaye
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-jibizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jibizao
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-jibizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jibizalo
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-jibizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jibizacho
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-jibizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jibizayo
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-jibizazo
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| u(XI)
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-jibizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jibizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jibizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jibizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejibiza
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-ojibiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojibiza
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-yojibiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojibiza
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-yojibiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojibiza
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-vyojibiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojibiza
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-zojibiza
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| u(XI)
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-ojibiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojibiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojibiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojibiza
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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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Derived terms