Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَاوَطَ (lāwaṭa, “to sodomize”) from لُوطِيّ (lūṭiyy).
Pronunciation
Verb
-lawiti (infinitive kulawiti)
- to sodomize, to have anal sex with
- Synonym: -fira
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lawiti
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| Positive present
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-nalawiti
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| Subjunctive
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-lawiti
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| Negative
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-lawiti
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| Imperative singular
|
lawiti
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lawiti
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| Plural
|
lawitini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulawiti
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilawiti
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulawiti
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalawiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalawiti/nalawiti
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tunalawiti
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| 2nd person
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unalawiti
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mnalawiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analawiti
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wanalawiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalawiti
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lawiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silawiti
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hatulawiti
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| 2nd person
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hulawiti
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hamlawiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halawiti
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hawalawiti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lawiti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talawiti
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talawiti
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lawiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilawiti
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tulawiti
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| 2nd person
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ulawiti
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mlawiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alawiti
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walawiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lawiti
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silawiti
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelawiti
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelawiti
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilawiti
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilawiti
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alawiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalawiti
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twalawiti
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| 2nd person
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walawiti
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mwalawiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alawiti
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walawiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walawiti
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yalawiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalawiti
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yalawiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalawiti
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vyalawiti
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| n(IX/X)
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yalawiti
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zalawiti
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| u(XI)
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walawiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalawiti
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| pa(XVI)
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palawiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalawiti
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melawiti
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalawiti
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalawiti
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilawiti
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolawiti
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| Consecutive
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kalawiti / positive subject concord + -kalawiti
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalawiti
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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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-nilawiti
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-tulawiti
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| 2nd person
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-kulawiti
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-walawiti/-kulawitini/-walawitini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlawiti
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-walawiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulawiti
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-ilawiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilawiti
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-yalawiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilawiti
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-vilawiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilawiti
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-zilawiti
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| u(XI)
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-ulawiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulawiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-palawiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulawiti
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| Reflexive
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-jilawiti
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lawiti- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lawitiye
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-lawitio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lawitio
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-lawitiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lawitilo
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-lawitiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lawiticho
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-lawitivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lawitiyo
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-lawitizo
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| u(XI)
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-lawitio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lawitiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-lawitipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lawitimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lawiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelawiti
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-olawiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olawiti
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-yolawiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolawiti
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-yolawiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholawiti
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-vyolawiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolawiti
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-zolawiti
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| u(XI)
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-olawiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolawiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-polawiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molawiti
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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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