Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onjwa (infinitive kuonjwa)
- Passive form of -onja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onjwa
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| Positive present
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-naonjwa
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| Subjunctive
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-onjwe
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| Negative
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-onjwi
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| Imperative singular
|
onjwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuonjwa
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| Negative
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kutoonjwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
onjwa
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| Plural
|
onjweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonjwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lionjwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonjwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonjwa/naonjwa
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tunaonjwa
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| 2nd person
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unaonjwa
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mnaonjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonjwa
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wanaonjwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonjwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionjwi
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hatuonjwi
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| 2nd person
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huonjwi
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hamwonjwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonjwi
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hawaonjwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onjwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonjwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonjwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionjwe
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tuonjwe
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| 2nd person
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uonjwe
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mwonjwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjwe
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waonjwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onjwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionjwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonjwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonjwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionjwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionjwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonjwa
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twaonjwa
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| 2nd person
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waonjwa
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mwaonjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjwa
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waonjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonjwa
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yaonjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonjwa
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yaonjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonjwa
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vyaonjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonjwa
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zaonjwa
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| u(XI)
|
waonjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paonjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonjwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonjwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonjwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonjwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionjwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonjwa
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| Consecutive
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kaonjwa / positive subject concord + -kaonjwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonjwe
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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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-nionjwa
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-tuonjwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuonjwa
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-waonjwa/-kuonjweni/-waonjweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwonjwa
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-waonjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uonjwa
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-ionjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lionjwa
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-yaonjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kionjwa
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-vionjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ionjwa
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-zionjwa
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| u(XI)
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-uonjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuonjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paonjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muonjwa
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| Reflexive
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-jionjwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onjwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onjwaye
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-onjwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onjwao
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-onjwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onjwalo
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-onjwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onjwacho
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-onjwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onjwayo
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-onjwazo
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| u(XI)
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-onjwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onjwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onjwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onjwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonjwa
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-oonjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonjwa
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-yoonjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonjwa
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-yoonjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonjwa
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-vyoonjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonjwa
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-zoonjwa
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| u(XI)
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-oonjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonjwa
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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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