Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ongozwa (infinitive kuongozwa)
- Passive form of -ongoza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ongozwa
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| Positive present
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-naongozwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ongozwe
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| Negative
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-ongozwi
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| Imperative singular
|
ongozwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ongozwa
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| Plural
|
ongozweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huongozwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liongozwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuongozwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaongozwa/naongozwa
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tunaongozwa
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| 2nd person
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unaongozwa
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mnaongozwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaongozwa
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wanaongozwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naongozwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siongozwi
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hatuongozwi
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| 2nd person
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huongozwi
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hamwongozwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haongozwi
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hawaongozwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ongozwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taongozwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taongozwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongozwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niongozwe
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tuongozwe
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| 2nd person
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uongozwe
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mwongozwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aongozwe
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waongozwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ongozwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siongozwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeongozwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeongozwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliongozwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliongozwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naongozwa
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twaongozwa
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| 2nd person
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waongozwa
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mwaongozwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aongozwa
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waongozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waongozwa
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yaongozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laongozwa
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yaongozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaongozwa
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vyaongozwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaongozwa
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zaongozwa
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| u(XI)
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waongozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaongozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paongozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaongozwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meongozwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaongozwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaongozwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiongozwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoongozwa
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| Consecutive
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kaongozwa / positive subject concord + -kaongozwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaongozwe
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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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-niongozwa
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-tuongozwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuongozwa
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-waongozwa/-kuongozweni/-waongozweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwongozwa
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-waongozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uongozwa
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-iongozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liongozwa
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-yaongozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiongozwa
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-viongozwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iongozwa
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-ziongozwa
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| u(XI)
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-uongozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuongozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paongozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muongozwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiongozwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongozwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ongozwaye
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-ongozwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ongozwao
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-ongozwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ongozwalo
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-ongozwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ongozwacho
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-ongozwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ongozwayo
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-ongozwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ongozwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ongozwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ongozwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ongozwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeongozwa
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-oongozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oongozwa
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-yoongozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loongozwa
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-yoongozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choongozwa
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-vyoongozwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoongozwa
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-zoongozwa
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| u(XI)
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-oongozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koongozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poongozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moongozwa
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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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