Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ponwa (infinitive kuponwa)
- Passive form of -pona
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ponwa
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| Positive present
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-naponwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ponwe
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| Negative
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-ponwi
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| Imperative singular
|
ponwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuponwa
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| Negative
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kutoponwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ponwa
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| Plural
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ponweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huponwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liponwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuponwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaponwa/naponwa
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tunaponwa
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| 2nd person
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unaponwa
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mnaponwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaponwa
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wanaponwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naponwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ponwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siponwi
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hatuponwi
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| 2nd person
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huponwi
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hamponwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haponwi
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hawaponwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ponwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taponwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taponwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niponwe
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tuponwe
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| 2nd person
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uponwe
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mponwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aponwe
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waponwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ponwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siponwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeponwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeponwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliponwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliponwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naponwa
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twaponwa
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| 2nd person
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waponwa
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mwaponwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aponwa
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waponwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waponwa
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yaponwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laponwa
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yaponwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaponwa
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vyaponwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaponwa
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zaponwa
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| u(XI)
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waponwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaponwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paponwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaponwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meponwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaponwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japonwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiponwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoponwa
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| Consecutive
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kaponwa / positive subject concord + -kaponwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaponwe
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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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-niponwa
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-tuponwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuponwa
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-waponwa/-kuponweni/-waponweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mponwa
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-waponwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uponwa
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-iponwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liponwa
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-yaponwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiponwa
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-viponwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iponwa
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-ziponwa
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| u(XI)
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-uponwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuponwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paponwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muponwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiponwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ponwaye
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-ponwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ponwao
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-ponwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ponwalo
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-ponwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ponwacho
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-ponwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ponwayo
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-ponwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ponwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ponwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ponwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeponwa
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-oponwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oponwa
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-yoponwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loponwa
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-yoponwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choponwa
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-vyoponwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoponwa
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-zoponwa
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| u(XI)
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-oponwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koponwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poponwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moponwa
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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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