Chichewa
Etymology
Cognate with Swahili pitapita
Pronunciation
Verb
-pitapita (infinitive kupítapita)
- Reduplicative form of -pita
- to go a lot.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pitapita (infinitive kupitapita)
- Reduplicative form of -pita: to come and go, to pass by
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pitapita
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| Positive present
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-napitapita
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| Subjunctive
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-pitapite
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| Negative
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-pitapiti
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| Imperative singular
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pitapita
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pitapita
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| Plural
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pitapiteni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupitapita
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipitapita
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupitapita
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitapita)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapitapita/napitapita
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tunapitapita
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| 2nd person
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unapitapita
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mnapitapita
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapitapita
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wanapitapita
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napitapita
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitapiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipitapiti
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hatupitapiti
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| 2nd person
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hupitapiti
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hampitapiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapitapiti
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hawapitapiti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pitapiti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapitapita
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapitapita
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitapite)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipitapite
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tupitapite
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| 2nd person
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upitapite
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mpitapite
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitapite
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wapitapite
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pitapite
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipitapite
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepitapita
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepitapita
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipitapita
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipitapita
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitapita)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napitapita
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twapitapita
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| 2nd person
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wapitapita
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mwapitapita
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitapita
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wapitapita
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapitapita
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yapitapita
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapitapita
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yapitapita
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapitapita
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vyapitapita
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| n(IX/X)
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yapitapita
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zapitapita
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| u(XI)
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wapitapita
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapitapita
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| pa(XVI)
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papitapita
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapitapita
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepitapita
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapitapita
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japitapita
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipitapita
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopitapita
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| Consecutive
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kapitapita / positive subject concord + -kapitapita
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapitapite
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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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-nipitapita
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-tupitapita
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| 2nd person
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-kupitapita
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-wapitapita/-kupitapiteni/-wapitapiteni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpitapita
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-wapitapita
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upitapita
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-ipitapita
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipitapita
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-yapitapita
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipitapita
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-vipitapita
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipitapita
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-zipitapita
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| u(XI)
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-upitapita
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupitapita
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| pa(XVI)
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-papitapita
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupitapita
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| Reflexive
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-jipitapita
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitapita- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pitapitaye
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-pitapitao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pitapitao
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-pitapitayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pitapitalo
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-pitapitayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pitapitacho
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-pitapitavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pitapitayo
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-pitapitazo
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| u(XI)
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-pitapitao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pitapitako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pitapitapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pitapitamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitapita)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepitapita
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-opitapita
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opitapita
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-yopitapita
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopitapita
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-yopitapita
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopitapita
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-vyopitapita
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopitapita
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-zopitapita
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| u(XI)
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-opitapita
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopitapita
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| pa(XVI)
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-popitapita
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopitapita
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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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