Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-puza (infinitive kupuza)
- to be silly, gossip; inflate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -puza
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| Positive present
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-napuza
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| Subjunctive
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-puze
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| Negative
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-puzi
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| Imperative singular
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puza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupuza
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| Negative
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kutopuza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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puza
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| Plural
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puzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapuza/napuza
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tunapuza
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| 2nd person
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unapuza
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mnapuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapuza
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wanapuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -puzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipuzi
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hatupuzi
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| 2nd person
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hupuzi
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hampuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapuzi
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hawapuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -puzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -puze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipuze
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tupuze
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| 2nd person
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upuze
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mpuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apuze
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wapuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -puze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napuza
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twapuza
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| 2nd person
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wapuza
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mwapuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apuza
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wapuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapuza
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yapuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapuza
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yapuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapuza
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vyapuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapuza
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zapuza
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| u(XI)
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wapuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapuza
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| pa(XVI)
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papuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopuza
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| Consecutive
|
kapuza / positive subject concord + -kapuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapuze
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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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-nipuza
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-tupuza
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| 2nd person
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-kupuza
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-wapuza/-kupuzeni/-wapuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpuza
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-wapuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upuza
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-ipuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipuza
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-yapuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipuza
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-vipuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipuza
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-zipuza
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| u(XI)
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-upuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupuza
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| Reflexive
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-jipuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -puza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-puzaye
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-puzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-puzao
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-puzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-puzalo
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-puzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-puzacho
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-puzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-puzayo
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-puzazo
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| u(XI)
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-puzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-puzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-puzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-puzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -puza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepuza
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-opuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opuza
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-yopuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopuza
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-yopuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopuza
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-vyopuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopuza
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-zopuza
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| u(XI)
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-opuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopuza
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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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