Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَبَوَّلَ (tabawwala).
Verb
-tabawali (infinitive kutabawali)
- to urinate
- Synonym: -kojoa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tabawali
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| Positive present
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-natabawali
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| Subjunctive
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-tabawali
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| Negative
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-tabawali
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| Imperative singular
|
tabawali
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tabawali
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| Plural
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tabawalini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutabawali
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litabawali
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutabawali
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabawali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatabawali/natabawali
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tunatabawali
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| 2nd person
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unatabawali
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mnatabawali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatabawali
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wanatabawali
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natabawali
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabawali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitabawali
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hatutabawali
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| 2nd person
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hutabawali
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hamtabawali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatabawali
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hawatabawali
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tabawali
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatabawali
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatabawali
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabawali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitabawali
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tutabawali
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| 2nd person
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utabawali
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mtabawali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atabawali
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watabawali
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tabawali
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitabawali
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetabawali
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetabawali
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitabawali
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitabawali
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabawali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natabawali
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twatabawali
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| 2nd person
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watabawali
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mwatabawali
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atabawali
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watabawali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watabawali
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yatabawali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latabawali
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yatabawali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatabawali
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vyatabawali
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| n(IX/X)
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yatabawali
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zatabawali
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| u(XI)
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watabawali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatabawali
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| pa(XVI)
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patabawali
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatabawali
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metabawali
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatabawali
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatabawali
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitabawali
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotabawali
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| Consecutive
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katabawali / positive subject concord + -katabawali
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katabawali
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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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-nitabawali
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-tutabawali
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| 2nd person
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-kutabawali
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-watabawali/-kutabawalini/-watabawalini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtabawali
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-watabawali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utabawali
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-itabawali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litabawali
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-yatabawali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitabawali
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-vitabawali
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| n(IX/X)
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-itabawali
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-zitabawali
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| u(XI)
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-utabawali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutabawali
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| pa(XVI)
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-patabawali
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutabawali
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| Reflexive
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-jitabawali
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabawali- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tabawaliye
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-tabawalio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tabawalio
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-tabawaliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tabawalilo
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-tabawaliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tabawalicho
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-tabawalivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tabawaliyo
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-tabawalizo
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| u(XI)
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-tabawalio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tabawaliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tabawalipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tabawalimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabawali)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetabawali
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-otabawali
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otabawali
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-yotabawali
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotabawali
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-yotabawali
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotabawali
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-vyotabawali
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotabawali
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-zotabawali
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| u(XI)
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-otabawali
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotabawali
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| pa(XVI)
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-potabawali
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motabawali
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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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