Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From -mwaga but what form?”)
Pronunciation
Verb
-mwagilia (infinitive kumwagilia)
- to irrigate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -mwagilia
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| Positive present
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-namwagilia
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| Subjunctive
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-mwagilie
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| Negative
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-mwagilii
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| Imperative singular
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mwagilia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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mwagilia
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| Plural
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mwagilieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humwagilia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limwagilia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumwagilia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namwagilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninamwagilia/namwagilia
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tunamwagilia
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| 2nd person
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unamwagilia
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mnamwagilia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamwagilia
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wanamwagilia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namwagilia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -mwagilii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simwagilii
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hatumwagilii
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| 2nd person
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humwagilii
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hammwagilii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamwagilii
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hawamwagilii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -mwagilii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamwagilia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamwagilia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mwagilie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimwagilie
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tumwagilie
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| 2nd person
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umwagilie
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mmwagilie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amwagilie
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wamwagilie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -mwagilie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simwagilie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemwagilia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemwagilia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimwagilia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimwagilia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amwagilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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namwagilia
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twamwagilia
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| 2nd person
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wamwagilia
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mwamwagilia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amwagilia
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wamwagilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wamwagilia
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yamwagilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lamwagilia
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yamwagilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chamwagilia
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vyamwagilia
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| n(IX/X)
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yamwagilia
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zamwagilia
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| u(XI)
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wamwagilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwamwagilia
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| pa(XVI)
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pamwagilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwamwagilia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memwagilia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamwagilia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamwagilia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimwagilia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomwagilia
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| Consecutive
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kamwagilia / positive subject concord + -kamwagilia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamwagilie
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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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-nimwagilia
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-tumwagilia
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| 2nd person
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-kumwagilia
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-wamwagilia/-kumwagilieni/-wamwagilieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmwagilia
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-wamwagilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umwagilia
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-imwagilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limwagilia
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-yamwagilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimwagilia
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-vimwagilia
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| n(IX/X)
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-imwagilia
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-zimwagilia
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| u(XI)
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-umwagilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumwagilia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pamwagilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumwagilia
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| Reflexive
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-jimwagilia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mwagilia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-mwagiliaye
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-mwagiliao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-mwagiliao
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-mwagiliayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-mwagilialo
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-mwagiliayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-mwagiliacho
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-mwagiliavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-mwagiliayo
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-mwagiliazo
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| u(XI)
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-mwagiliao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-mwagiliako
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| pa(XVI)
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-mwagiliapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mwagiliamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mwagilia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemwagilia
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-omwagilia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omwagilia
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-yomwagilia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomwagilia
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-yomwagilia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomwagilia
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-vyomwagilia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomwagilia
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-zomwagilia
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| u(XI)
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-omwagilia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komwagilia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomwagilia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momwagilia
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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