Swahili
Etymology 1
Verb
-kuwadia (infinitive kukuwadia)
- alternative form of -gawadia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kuwadia
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| Positive present
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-nakuwadia
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| Subjunctive
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-kuwadie
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| Negative
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-kuwadii
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| Imperative singular
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kuwadia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukuwadia
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| Negative
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kutokuwadia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kuwadia
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| Plural
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kuwadieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukuwadia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuwadia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukuwadia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuwadia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakuwadia/nakuwadia
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tunakuwadia
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| 2nd person
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unakuwadia
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mnakuwadia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuwadia
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wanakuwadia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuwadia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuwadii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikuwadii
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hatukuwadii
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| 2nd person
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hukuwadii
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hamkuwadii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakuwadii
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hawakuwadii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kuwadii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuwadia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuwadia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kuwadie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikuwadie
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tukuwadie
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| 2nd person
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ukuwadie
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mkuwadie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akuwadie
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wakuwadie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kuwadie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikuwadie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuwadia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuwadia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuwadia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuwadia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuwadia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakuwadia
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twakuwadia
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| 2nd person
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wakuwadia
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mwakuwadia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akuwadia
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wakuwadia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakuwadia
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yakuwadia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakuwadia
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yakuwadia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakuwadia
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vyakuwadia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakuwadia
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zakuwadia
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| u(XI)
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wakuwadia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakuwadia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakuwadia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakuwadia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuwadia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuwadia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakuwadia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikuwadia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuwadia
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| Consecutive
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kakuwadia / positive subject concord + -kakuwadia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakuwadie
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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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-nikuwadia
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-tukuwadia
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| 2nd person
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-kukuwadia
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-wakuwadia/-kukuwadieni/-wakuwadieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkuwadia
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-wakuwadia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukuwadia
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-ikuwadia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likuwadia
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-yakuwadia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikuwadia
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-vikuwadia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikuwadia
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-zikuwadia
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| u(XI)
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-ukuwadia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukuwadia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakuwadia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukuwadia
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| Reflexive
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-jikuwadia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuwadia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kuwadiaye
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-kuwadiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kuwadiao
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-kuwadiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kuwadialo
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-kuwadiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kuwadiacho
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-kuwadiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kuwadiayo
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-kuwadiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kuwadiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwadiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kuwadiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kuwadiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuwadia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekuwadia
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-okuwadia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okuwadia
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-yokuwadia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokuwadia
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-yokuwadia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokuwadia
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-vyokuwadia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokuwadia
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-zokuwadia
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| u(XI)
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-okuwadia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokuwadia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokuwadia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokuwadia
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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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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kuwadia (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -wadia