Swahili
Verb
-nyongwa (infinitive kunyongwa)
- Passive form of -nyonga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyongwa
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| Positive present
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-nanyongwa
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| Subjunctive
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-nyongwe
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| Negative
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-nyongwi
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| Imperative singular
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nyongwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nyongwa
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| Plural
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nyongweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyongwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyongwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyongwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyongwa/nanyongwa
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tunanyongwa
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| 2nd person
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unanyongwa
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mnanyongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyongwa
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wananyongwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyongwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyongwi
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hatunyongwi
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| 2nd person
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hunyongwi
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hamnyongwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyongwi
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hawanyongwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyongwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyongwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyongwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyongwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyongwe
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tunyongwe
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| 2nd person
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unyongwe
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mnyongwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyongwe
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wanyongwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyongwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyongwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyongwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyongwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyongwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyongwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanyongwa
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twanyongwa
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| 2nd person
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wanyongwa
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mwanyongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyongwa
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wanyongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanyongwa
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yanyongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanyongwa
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yanyongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanyongwa
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vyanyongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yanyongwa
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zanyongwa
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| u(XI)
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wanyongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanyongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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panyongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanyongwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyongwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyongwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyongwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyongwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyongwa
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| Consecutive
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kanyongwa / positive subject concord + -kanyongwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyongwe
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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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-ninyongwa
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-tunyongwa
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| 2nd person
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-kunyongwa
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-wanyongwa/-kunyongweni/-wanyongweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnyongwa
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-wanyongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unyongwa
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-inyongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linyongwa
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-yanyongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinyongwa
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-vinyongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-inyongwa
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-zinyongwa
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| u(XI)
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-unyongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunyongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-panyongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munyongwa
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| Reflexive
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-jinyongwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyongwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyongwaye
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-nyongwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyongwao
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-nyongwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nyongwalo
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-nyongwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyongwacho
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-nyongwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyongwayo
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-nyongwazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyongwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyongwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyongwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyongwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenyongwa
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-onyongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyongwa
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-yonyongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonyongwa
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-yonyongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonyongwa
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-vyonyongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonyongwa
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-zonyongwa
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| u(XI)
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-onyongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konyongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponyongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monyongwa
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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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