Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-safika (infinitive kusafika)
- Stative form of safi: to be clean
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safika
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| Positive present
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-nasafika
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| Subjunctive
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-safike
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| Negative
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-safiki
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| Imperative singular
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safika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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safika
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| Plural
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safikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husafika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisafika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusafika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasafika/nasafika
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tunasafika
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| 2nd person
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unasafika
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mnasafika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasafika
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wanasafika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasafika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisafiki
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hatusafiki
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| 2nd person
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husafiki
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hamsafiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasafiki
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hawasafiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -safiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasafika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasafika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisafike
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tusafike
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| 2nd person
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usafike
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msafike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafike
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wasafike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -safike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisafike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesafika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesafika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisafika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisafika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasafika
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twasafika
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| 2nd person
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wasafika
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mwasafika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafika
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wasafika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasafika
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yasafika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasafika
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yasafika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasafika
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vyasafika
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| n(IX/X)
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yasafika
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zasafika
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| u(XI)
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wasafika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasafika
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| pa(XVI)
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pasafika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasafika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesafika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasafika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasafika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisafika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposafika
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| Consecutive
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kasafika / positive subject concord + -kasafika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasafike
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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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-nisafika
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-tusafika
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| 2nd person
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-kusafika
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-wasafika/-kusafikeni/-wasafikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msafika
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-wasafika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usafika
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-isafika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisafika
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-yasafika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisafika
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-visafika
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| n(IX/X)
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-isafika
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-zisafika
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| u(XI)
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-usafika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusafika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasafika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musafika
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| Reflexive
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-jisafika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-safikaye
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-safikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-safikao
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-safikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-safikalo
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-safikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-safikacho
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-safikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-safikayo
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-safikazo
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| u(XI)
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-safikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-safikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-safikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-safikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesafika
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-osafika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osafika
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-yosafika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losafika
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-yosafika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosafika
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-vyosafika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosafika
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-zosafika
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| u(XI)
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-osafika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosafika
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| pa(XVI)
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-posafika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosafika
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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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