Swahili
Etymology
From sawa + -ika (stative affix).
Verb
-sawazika (infinitive kusawazika)
- Stative form of -sawa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sawazika
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| Positive present
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-nasawazika
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| Subjunctive
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-sawazike
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| Negative
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-sawaziki
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| Imperative singular
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sawazika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sawazika
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| Plural
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sawazikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husawazika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisawazika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusawazika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasawazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasawazika/nasawazika
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tunasawazika
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| 2nd person
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unasawazika
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mnasawazika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasawazika
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wanasawazika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasawazika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sawaziki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisawaziki
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hatusawaziki
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| 2nd person
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husawaziki
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hamsawaziki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasawaziki
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hawasawaziki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sawaziki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasawazika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasawazika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sawazike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisawazike
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tusawazike
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| 2nd person
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usawazike
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msawazike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asawazike
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wasawazike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sawazike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisawazike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesawazika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesawazika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisawazika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisawazika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asawazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasawazika
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twasawazika
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| 2nd person
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wasawazika
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mwasawazika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asawazika
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wasawazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasawazika
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yasawazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasawazika
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yasawazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasawazika
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vyasawazika
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| n(IX/X)
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yasawazika
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zasawazika
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| u(XI)
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wasawazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasawazika
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| pa(XVI)
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pasawazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasawazika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesawazika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasawazika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasawazika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisawazika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposawazika
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| Consecutive
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kasawazika / positive subject concord + -kasawazika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasawazike
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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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-nisawazika
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-tusawazika
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| 2nd person
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-kusawazika
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-wasawazika/-kusawazikeni/-wasawazikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msawazika
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-wasawazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usawazika
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-isawazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisawazika
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-yasawazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisawazika
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-visawazika
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| n(IX/X)
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-isawazika
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-zisawazika
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| u(XI)
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-usawazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusawazika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasawazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musawazika
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| Reflexive
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-jisawazika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sawazika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sawazikaye
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-sawazikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sawazikao
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-sawazikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sawazikalo
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-sawazikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sawazikacho
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-sawazikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sawazikayo
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-sawazikazo
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| u(XI)
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-sawazikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sawazikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sawazikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sawazikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sawazika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesawazika
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-osawazika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osawazika
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-yosawazika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losawazika
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-yosawazika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosawazika
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-vyosawazika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosawazika
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-zosawazika
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| u(XI)
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-osawazika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosawazika
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| pa(XVI)
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-posawazika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosawazika
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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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