Niuean
Noun
tafiti
- stranger
- distance
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
tafiti
- plural of utafiti
Verb
-tafiti (infinitive kutafiti)
- to research, investigate
- to inquire
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafiti
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| Positive present
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-natafiti
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| Subjunctive
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-tafiti
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| Negative
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-tafiti
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| Imperative singular
|
tafiti
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafiti
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| Plural
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tafitini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafiti
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafiti
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafiti
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafiti/natafiti
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tunatafiti
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| 2nd person
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unatafiti
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mnatafiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafiti
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wanatafiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafiti
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafiti
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hatutafiti
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| 2nd person
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hutafiti
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hamtafiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafiti
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hawatafiti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafiti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafiti
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafiti
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafiti
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tutafiti
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| 2nd person
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utafiti
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mtafiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafiti
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watafiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafiti
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafiti
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafiti
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafiti
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafiti
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafiti
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafiti
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twatafiti
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| 2nd person
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watafiti
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mwatafiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafiti
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watafiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafiti
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yatafiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafiti
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yatafiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafiti
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vyatafiti
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafiti
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zatafiti
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| u(XI)
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watafiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafiti
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| pa(XVI)
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patafiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafiti
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafiti
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafiti
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafiti
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafiti
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafiti
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| Consecutive
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katafiti / positive subject concord + -katafiti
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafiti
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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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-nitafiti
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-tutafiti
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| 2nd person
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-kutafiti
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-watafiti/-kutafitini/-watafitini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafiti
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-watafiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafiti
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-itafiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafiti
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-yatafiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafiti
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-vitafiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafiti
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-zitafiti
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| u(XI)
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-utafiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafiti
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| Reflexive
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-jitafiti
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafiti- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafitiye
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-tafitio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafitio
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-tafitiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafitilo
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-tafitiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafiticho
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-tafitivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafitiyo
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-tafitizo
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| u(XI)
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-tafitio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafitiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafitipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafitimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafiti
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-otafiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafiti
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-yotafiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafiti
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-yotafiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafiti
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-vyotafiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafiti
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-zotafiti
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| u(XI)
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-otafiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafiti
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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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Derived terms