Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tafunia (infinitive kutafunia)
- Applicative form of -tafuna
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafunia
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| Positive present
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-natafunia
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| Subjunctive
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-tafunie
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| Negative
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-tafunii
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| Imperative singular
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tafunia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafunia
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| Plural
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tafunieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafunia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafunia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafunia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafunia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafunia/natafunia
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tunatafunia
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| 2nd person
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unatafunia
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mnatafunia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafunia
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wanatafunia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafunia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafunii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafunii
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hatutafunii
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| 2nd person
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hutafunii
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hamtafunii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafunii
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hawatafunii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafunii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafunia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafunia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafunie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafunie
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tutafunie
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| 2nd person
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utafunie
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mtafunie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafunie
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watafunie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafunie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafunie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafunia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafunia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafunia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafunia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafunia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafunia
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twatafunia
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| 2nd person
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watafunia
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mwatafunia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafunia
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watafunia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafunia
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yatafunia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafunia
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yatafunia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafunia
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vyatafunia
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafunia
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zatafunia
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| u(XI)
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watafunia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafunia
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| pa(XVI)
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patafunia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafunia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafunia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafunia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafunia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafunia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafunia
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| Consecutive
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katafunia / positive subject concord + -katafunia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafunie
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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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-nitafunia
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-tutafunia
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| 2nd person
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-kutafunia
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-watafunia/-kutafunieni/-watafunieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafunia
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-watafunia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafunia
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-itafunia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafunia
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-yatafunia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafunia
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-vitafunia
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafunia
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-zitafunia
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| u(XI)
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-utafunia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafunia
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafunia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafunia
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| Reflexive
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-jitafunia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafunia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafuniaye
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-tafuniao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafuniao
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-tafuniayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafunialo
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-tafuniayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafuniacho
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-tafuniavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafuniayo
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-tafuniazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafuniao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafuniako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafuniapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafuniamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafunia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafunia
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-otafunia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafunia
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-yotafunia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafunia
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-yotafunia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafunia
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-vyotafunia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafunia
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-zotafunia
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| u(XI)
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-otafunia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafunia
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafunia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafunia
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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