Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-puuza (infinitive kupuuza)
- to ignore, disregard (to deliberately pay no attention to)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -puuza
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| Positive present
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-napuuza
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| Subjunctive
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-puuze
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| Negative
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-puuzi
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| Imperative singular
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puuza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupuuza
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| Negative
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kutopuuza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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puuza
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| Plural
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puuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupuuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipuuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupuuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapuuza/napuuza
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tunapuuza
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| 2nd person
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unapuuza
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mnapuuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapuuza
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wanapuuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napuuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -puuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipuuzi
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hatupuuzi
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| 2nd person
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hupuuzi
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hampuuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapuuzi
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hawapuuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -puuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapuuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapuuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipuuze
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tupuuze
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| 2nd person
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upuuze
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mpuuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apuuze
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wapuuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -puuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipuuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepuuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepuuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipuuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipuuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napuuza
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twapuuza
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| 2nd person
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wapuuza
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mwapuuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apuuza
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wapuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapuuza
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yapuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapuuza
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yapuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapuuza
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vyapuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapuuza
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zapuuza
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| u(XI)
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wapuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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papuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapuuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepuuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapuuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japuuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipuuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopuuza
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| Consecutive
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kapuuza / positive subject concord + -kapuuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapuuze
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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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-nipuuza
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-tupuuza
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| 2nd person
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-kupuuza
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-wapuuza/-kupuuzeni/-wapuuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpuuza
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-wapuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upuuza
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-ipuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipuuza
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-yapuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipuuza
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-vipuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipuuza
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-zipuuza
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| u(XI)
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-upuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupuuza
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| Reflexive
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-jipuuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-puuzaye
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-puuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-puuzao
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-puuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-puuzalo
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-puuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-puuzacho
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-puuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-puuzayo
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-puuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-puuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-puuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-puuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-puuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepuuza
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-opuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opuuza
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-yopuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopuuza
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-yopuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopuuza
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-vyopuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopuuza
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-zopuuza
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| u(XI)
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-opuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopuuza
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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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