Swahili
Etymology
From manufaa (“benefit”) + -ika (stative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-nufaika (infinitive kunufaika)
- to profit, gain, benefit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nufaika
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| Positive present
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-nanufaika
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| Subjunctive
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-nufaike
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| Negative
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-nufaiki
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| Imperative singular
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nufaika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nufaika
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| Plural
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nufaikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunufaika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linufaika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunufaika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanufaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanufaika/nanufaika
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tunanufaika
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| 2nd person
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unanufaika
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mnanufaika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananufaika
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wananufaika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanufaika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nufaiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinufaiki
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hatunufaiki
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| 2nd person
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hunufaiki
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hamnufaiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanufaiki
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hawanufaiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nufaiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanufaika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanufaika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nufaike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninufaike
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tunufaike
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| 2nd person
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unufaike
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mnufaike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anufaike
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wanufaike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nufaike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinufaike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenufaika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenufaika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinufaika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinufaika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anufaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanufaika
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twanufaika
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| 2nd person
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wanufaika
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mwanufaika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anufaika
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wanufaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanufaika
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yanufaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanufaika
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yanufaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanufaika
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vyanufaika
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| n(IX/X)
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yanufaika
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zanufaika
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| u(XI)
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wanufaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanufaika
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| pa(XVI)
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panufaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanufaika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menufaika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanufaika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janufaika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinufaika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponufaika
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| Consecutive
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kanufaika / positive subject concord + -kanufaika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanufaike
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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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-ninufaika
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-tunufaika
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| 2nd person
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-kunufaika
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-wanufaika/-kunufaikeni/-wanufaikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnufaika
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-wanufaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unufaika
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-inufaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linufaika
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-yanufaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinufaika
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-vinufaika
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| n(IX/X)
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-inufaika
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-zinufaika
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| u(XI)
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-unufaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunufaika
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| pa(XVI)
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-panufaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munufaika
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| Reflexive
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-jinufaika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nufaika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nufaikaye
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-nufaikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nufaikao
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-nufaikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nufaikalo
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-nufaikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nufaikacho
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-nufaikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nufaikayo
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-nufaikazo
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| u(XI)
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-nufaikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nufaikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nufaikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nufaikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nufaika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenufaika
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-onufaika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onufaika
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-yonufaika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonufaika
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-yonufaika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonufaika
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-vyonufaika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonufaika
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-zonufaika
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| u(XI)
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-onufaika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konufaika
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponufaika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monufaika
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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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