Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-punguzwa (infinitive kupunguzwa)
- Passive form of -punguza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -punguzwa
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| Positive present
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-napunguzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-punguzwe
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| Negative
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-punguzwi
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| Imperative singular
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punguzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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punguzwa
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| Plural
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punguzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupunguzwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipunguzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupunguzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napunguzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapunguzwa/napunguzwa
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tunapunguzwa
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| 2nd person
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unapunguzwa
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mnapunguzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapunguzwa
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wanapunguzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napunguzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -punguzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipunguzwi
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hatupunguzwi
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| 2nd person
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hupunguzwi
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hampunguzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapunguzwi
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hawapunguzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -punguzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapunguzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapunguzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -punguzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipunguzwe
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tupunguzwe
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| 2nd person
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upunguzwe
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mpunguzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apunguzwe
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wapunguzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -punguzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipunguzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepunguzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepunguzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipunguzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipunguzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apunguzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napunguzwa
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twapunguzwa
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| 2nd person
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wapunguzwa
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mwapunguzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apunguzwa
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wapunguzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapunguzwa
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yapunguzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapunguzwa
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yapunguzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapunguzwa
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vyapunguzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapunguzwa
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zapunguzwa
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| u(XI)
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wapunguzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapunguzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papunguzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapunguzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepunguzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapunguzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japunguzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipunguzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopunguzwa
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| Consecutive
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kapunguzwa / positive subject concord + -kapunguzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapunguzwe
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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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-nipunguzwa
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-tupunguzwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupunguzwa
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-wapunguzwa/-kupunguzweni/-wapunguzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpunguzwa
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-wapunguzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upunguzwa
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-ipunguzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipunguzwa
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-yapunguzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipunguzwa
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-vipunguzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipunguzwa
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-zipunguzwa
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| u(XI)
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-upunguzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupunguzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papunguzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupunguzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipunguzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -punguzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-punguzwaye
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-punguzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-punguzwao
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-punguzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-punguzwalo
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-punguzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-punguzwacho
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-punguzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-punguzwayo
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-punguzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-punguzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-punguzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-punguzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-punguzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -punguzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepunguzwa
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-opunguzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opunguzwa
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-yopunguzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopunguzwa
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-yopunguzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopunguzwa
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-vyopunguzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopunguzwa
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-zopunguzwa
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| u(XI)
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-opunguzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopunguzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popunguzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopunguzwa
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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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