Swahili
Verb
-rithiwa (infinitive kurithiwa)
- Passive form of -rithi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rithiwa
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| Positive present
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-narithiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-rithiwe
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| Negative
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-rithiwi
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| Imperative singular
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rithiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rithiwa
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| Plural
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rithiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurithiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirithiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurithiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narithiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarithiwa/narithiwa
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tunarithiwa
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| 2nd person
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unarithiwa
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mnarithiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarithiwa
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wanarithiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narithiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rithiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirithiwi
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haturithiwi
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| 2nd person
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hurithiwi
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hamrithiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harithiwi
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hawarithiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rithiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarithiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarithiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rithiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirithiwe
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turithiwe
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| 2nd person
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urithiwe
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mrithiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arithiwe
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warithiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rithiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirithiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerithiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerithiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirithiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirithiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arithiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narithiwa
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twarithiwa
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| 2nd person
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warithiwa
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mwarithiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arithiwa
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warithiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warithiwa
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yarithiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larithiwa
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yarithiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charithiwa
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vyarithiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yarithiwa
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zarithiwa
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| u(XI)
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warithiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarithiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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parithiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarithiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merithiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharithiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarithiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirithiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporithiwa
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| Consecutive
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karithiwa / positive subject concord + -karithiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karithiwe
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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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-nirithiwa
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-turithiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kurithiwa
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-warithiwa/-kurithiweni/-warithiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrithiwa
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-warithiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urithiwa
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-irithiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirithiwa
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-yarithiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirithiwa
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-virithiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-irithiwa
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-zirithiwa
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| u(XI)
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-urithiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurithiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-parithiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murithiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jirithiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rithiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rithiwaye
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-rithiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rithiwao
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-rithiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rithiwalo
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-rithiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rithiwacho
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-rithiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rithiwayo
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-rithiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-rithiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rithiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rithiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rithiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rithiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerithiwa
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-orithiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orithiwa
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-yorithiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorithiwa
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-yorithiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorithiwa
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-vyorithiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorithiwa
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-zorithiwa
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| u(XI)
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-orithiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korithiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-porithiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morithiwa
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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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