Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sonona (infinitive kusonona)
- to be sorry, to grieve
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sonona
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| Positive present
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-nasonona
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| Subjunctive
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-sonone
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| Negative
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-sononi
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| Imperative singular
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sonona
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sonona
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| Plural
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sononeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husonona
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisonona
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusonona
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasonona)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasonona/nasonona
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tunasonona
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| 2nd person
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unasonona
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mnasonona
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasonona
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wanasonona
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasonona
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sononi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisononi
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hatusononi
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| 2nd person
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husononi
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hamsononi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasononi
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hawasononi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sononi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasonona
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasonona
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sonone)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisonone
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tusonone
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| 2nd person
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usonone
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msonone
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asonone
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wasonone
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sonone
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisonone
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesonona
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesonona
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisonona
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisonona
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asonona)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasonona
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twasonona
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| 2nd person
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wasonona
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mwasonona
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asonona
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wasonona
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasonona
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yasonona
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasonona
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yasonona
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasonona
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vyasonona
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| n(IX/X)
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yasonona
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zasonona
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| u(XI)
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wasonona
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasonona
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| pa(XVI)
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pasonona
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasonona
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesonona
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasonona
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasonona
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisonona
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposonona
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| Consecutive
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kasonona / positive subject concord + -kasonona
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasonone
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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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-nisonona
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-tusonona
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| 2nd person
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-kusonona
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-wasonona/-kusononeni/-wasononeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msonona
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-wasonona
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usonona
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-isonona
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisonona
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-yasonona
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisonona
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-visonona
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| n(IX/X)
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-isonona
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-zisonona
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| u(XI)
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-usonona
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusonona
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasonona
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musonona
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| Reflexive
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-jisonona
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sonona- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sononaye
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-sononao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sononao
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-sononayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sononalo
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-sononayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sononacho
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-sononavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sononayo
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-sononazo
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| u(XI)
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-sononao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sononako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sononapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sononamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sonona)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesonona
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-osonona
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osonona
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-yosonona
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losonona
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-yosonona
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosonona
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-vyosonona
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosonona
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-zosonona
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| u(XI)
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-osonona
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosonona
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| pa(XVI)
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-posonona
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosonona
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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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