Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-safiria (infinitive kusafiria)
- Applicative form of -safiri
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safiria
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| Positive present
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-nasafiria
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| Subjunctive
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-safirie
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| Negative
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-safirii
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| Imperative singular
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safiria
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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safiria
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| Plural
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safirieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husafiria
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisafiria
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusafiria
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasafiria/nasafiria
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tunasafiria
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| 2nd person
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unasafiria
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mnasafiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasafiria
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wanasafiria
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasafiria
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safirii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisafirii
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hatusafirii
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| 2nd person
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husafirii
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hamsafirii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasafirii
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hawasafirii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -safirii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasafiria
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasafiria
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safirie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisafirie
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tusafirie
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| 2nd person
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usafirie
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msafirie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafirie
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wasafirie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -safirie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisafirie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesafiria
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesafiria
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisafiria
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisafiria
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasafiria
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twasafiria
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| 2nd person
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wasafiria
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mwasafiria
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafiria
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wasafiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasafiria
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yasafiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasafiria
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yasafiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasafiria
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vyasafiria
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| n(IX/X)
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yasafiria
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zasafiria
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| u(XI)
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wasafiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasafiria
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| pa(XVI)
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pasafiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasafiria
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesafiria
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasafiria
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasafiria
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisafiria
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposafiria
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| Consecutive
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kasafiria / positive subject concord + -kasafiria
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasafirie
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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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-nisafiria
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-tusafiria
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| 2nd person
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-kusafiria
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-wasafiria/-kusafirieni/-wasafirieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msafiria
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-wasafiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usafiria
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-isafiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisafiria
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-yasafiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisafiria
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-visafiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-isafiria
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-zisafiria
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| u(XI)
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-usafiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusafiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasafiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musafiria
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| Reflexive
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-jisafiria
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safiria- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-safiriaye
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-safiriao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-safiriao
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-safiriayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-safirialo
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-safiriayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-safiriacho
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-safiriavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-safiriayo
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-safiriazo
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| u(XI)
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-safiriao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-safiriako
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| pa(XVI)
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-safiriapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-safiriamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safiria)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesafiria
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-osafiria
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osafiria
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-yosafiria
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losafiria
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-yosafiria
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosafiria
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-vyosafiria
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosafiria
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-zosafiria
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| u(XI)
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-osafiria
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosafiria
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| pa(XVI)
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-posafiria
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosafiria
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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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