Swahili
Etymology
From taarifa.
Verb
-taarifu (infinitive kutaarifu)
- to inform, report
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -taarifu
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| Positive present
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-nataarifu
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| Subjunctive
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-taarifu
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| Negative
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-taarifu
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| Imperative singular
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taarifu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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taarifu
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| Plural
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taarifuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutaarifu
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litaarifu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutaarifu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataarifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninataarifu/nataarifu
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tunataarifu
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| 2nd person
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unataarifu
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mnataarifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anataarifu
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wanataarifu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nataarifu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -taarifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitaarifu
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hatutaarifu
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| 2nd person
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hutaarifu
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hamtaarifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hataarifu
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hawataarifu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -taarifu
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tataarifu
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tataarifu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taarifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitaarifu
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tutaarifu
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| 2nd person
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utaarifu
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mtaarifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataarifu
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wataarifu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -taarifu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitaarifu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetaarifu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetaarifu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitaarifu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitaarifu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataarifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nataarifu
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twataarifu
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| 2nd person
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wataarifu
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mwataarifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataarifu
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wataarifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wataarifu
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yataarifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lataarifu
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yataarifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chataarifu
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vyataarifu
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| n(IX/X)
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yataarifu
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zataarifu
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| u(XI)
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wataarifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwataarifu
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| pa(XVI)
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pataarifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwataarifu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metaarifu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshataarifu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jataarifu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitaarifu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotaarifu
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| Consecutive
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kataarifu / positive subject concord + -kataarifu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kataarifu
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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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-nitaarifu
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-tutaarifu
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| 2nd person
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-kutaarifu
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-wataarifu/-kutaarifuni/-wataarifuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtaarifu
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-wataarifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utaarifu
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-itaarifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litaarifu
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-yataarifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitaarifu
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-vitaarifu
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| n(IX/X)
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-itaarifu
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-zitaarifu
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| u(XI)
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-utaarifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutaarifu
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| pa(XVI)
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-pataarifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutaarifu
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| Reflexive
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-jitaarifu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taarifu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-taarifuye
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-taarifuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-taarifuo
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-taarifuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-taarifulo
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-taarifuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-taarifucho
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-taarifuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-taarifuyo
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-taarifuzo
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| u(XI)
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-taarifuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-taarifuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-taarifupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-taarifumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taarifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetaarifu
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-otaarifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otaarifu
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-yotaarifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotaarifu
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-yotaarifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotaarifu
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-vyotaarifu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotaarifu
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-zotaarifu
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| u(XI)
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-otaarifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotaarifu
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| pa(XVI)
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-potaarifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motaarifu
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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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