Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pitiwa (infinitive kupitiwa)
- Passive form of -pita
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pitiwa
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| Positive present
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-napitiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pitiwe
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| Negative
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-pitiwi
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| Imperative singular
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pitiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pitiwa
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| Plural
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pitiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupitiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipitiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupitiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapitiwa/napitiwa
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tunapitiwa
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| 2nd person
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unapitiwa
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mnapitiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapitiwa
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wanapitiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napitiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipitiwi
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hatupitiwi
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| 2nd person
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hupitiwi
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hampitiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapitiwi
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hawapitiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pitiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapitiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapitiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipitiwe
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tupitiwe
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| 2nd person
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upitiwe
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mpitiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitiwe
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wapitiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pitiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipitiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepitiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepitiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipitiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipitiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napitiwa
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twapitiwa
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| 2nd person
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wapitiwa
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mwapitiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitiwa
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wapitiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapitiwa
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yapitiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapitiwa
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yapitiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapitiwa
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vyapitiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapitiwa
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zapitiwa
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| u(XI)
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wapitiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapitiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papitiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapitiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepitiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapitiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japitiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipitiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopitiwa
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| Consecutive
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kapitiwa / positive subject concord + -kapitiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapitiwe
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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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-nipitiwa
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-tupitiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupitiwa
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-wapitiwa/-kupitiweni/-wapitiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpitiwa
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-wapitiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upitiwa
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-ipitiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipitiwa
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-yapitiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipitiwa
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-vipitiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipitiwa
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-zipitiwa
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| u(XI)
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-upitiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupitiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papitiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupitiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipitiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pitiwaye
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-pitiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pitiwao
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-pitiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pitiwalo
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-pitiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pitiwacho
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-pitiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pitiwayo
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-pitiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pitiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pitiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pitiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pitiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepitiwa
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-opitiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opitiwa
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-yopitiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopitiwa
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-yopitiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopitiwa
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-vyopitiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopitiwa
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-zopitiwa
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| u(XI)
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-opitiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopitiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popitiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopitiwa
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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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