Swahili
Verb
-staarabika (infinitive kustaarabika)
- Stative form of -staarabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -staarabika
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| Positive present
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-nastaarabika
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| Subjunctive
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-staarabike
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| Negative
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-staarabiki
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| Imperative singular
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staarabika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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staarabika
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| Plural
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staarabikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hustaarabika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -listaarabika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kustaarabika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastaarabika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninastaarabika/nastaarabika
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tunastaarabika
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| 2nd person
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unastaarabika
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mnastaarabika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anastaarabika
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wanastaarabika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nastaarabika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -staarabiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sistaarabiki
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hatustaarabiki
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| 2nd person
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hustaarabiki
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hamstaarabiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hastaarabiki
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hawastaarabiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -staarabiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tastaarabika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tastaarabika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -staarabike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nistaarabike
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tustaarabike
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| 2nd person
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ustaarabike
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mstaarabike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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astaarabike
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wastaarabike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -staarabike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sistaarabike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngestaarabika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singestaarabika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalistaarabika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalistaarabika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astaarabika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nastaarabika
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twastaarabika
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| 2nd person
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wastaarabika
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mwastaarabika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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astaarabika
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wastaarabika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wastaarabika
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yastaarabika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lastaarabika
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yastaarabika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chastaarabika
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vyastaarabika
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| n(IX/X)
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yastaarabika
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zastaarabika
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| u(XI)
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wastaarabika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwastaarabika
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| pa(XVI)
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pastaarabika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwastaarabika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mestaarabika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshastaarabika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jastaarabika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kistaarabika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipostaarabika
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| Consecutive
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kastaarabika / positive subject concord + -kastaarabika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kastaarabike
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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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-nistaarabika
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-tustaarabika
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| 2nd person
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-kustaarabika
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-wastaarabika/-kustaarabikeni/-wastaarabikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mstaarabika
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-wastaarabika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ustaarabika
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-istaarabika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-listaarabika
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-yastaarabika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kistaarabika
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-vistaarabika
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| n(IX/X)
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-istaarabika
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-zistaarabika
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| u(XI)
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-ustaarabika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kustaarabika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pastaarabika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mustaarabika
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| Reflexive
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-jistaarabika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -staarabika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-staarabikaye
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-staarabikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-staarabikao
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-staarabikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-staarabikalo
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-staarabikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-staarabikacho
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-staarabikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-staarabikayo
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-staarabikazo
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| u(XI)
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-staarabikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-staarabikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-staarabikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-staarabikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -staarabika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yestaarabika
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-ostaarabika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ostaarabika
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-yostaarabika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lostaarabika
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-yostaarabika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chostaarabika
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-vyostaarabika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yostaarabika
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-zostaarabika
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| u(XI)
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-ostaarabika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kostaarabika
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| pa(XVI)
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-postaarabika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mostaarabika
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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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