Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tafunwa (infinitive kutafunwa)
- Passive form of -tafuna
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafunwa
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| Positive present
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-natafunwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tafunwe
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| Negative
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-tafunwi
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| Imperative singular
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tafunwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafunwa
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| Plural
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tafunweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafunwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafunwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafunwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafunwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafunwa/natafunwa
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tunatafunwa
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| 2nd person
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unatafunwa
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mnatafunwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafunwa
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wanatafunwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafunwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafunwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafunwi
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hatutafunwi
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| 2nd person
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hutafunwi
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hamtafunwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafunwi
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hawatafunwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafunwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafunwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafunwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafunwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafunwe
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tutafunwe
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| 2nd person
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utafunwe
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mtafunwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafunwe
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watafunwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafunwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafunwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafunwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafunwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafunwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafunwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafunwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafunwa
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twatafunwa
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| 2nd person
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watafunwa
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mwatafunwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafunwa
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watafunwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafunwa
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yatafunwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafunwa
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yatafunwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafunwa
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vyatafunwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafunwa
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zatafunwa
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| u(XI)
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watafunwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafunwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patafunwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafunwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafunwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafunwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafunwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafunwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafunwa
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| Consecutive
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katafunwa / positive subject concord + -katafunwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafunwe
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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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-nitafunwa
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-tutafunwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutafunwa
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-watafunwa/-kutafunweni/-watafunweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafunwa
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-watafunwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafunwa
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-itafunwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafunwa
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-yatafunwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafunwa
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-vitafunwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafunwa
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-zitafunwa
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| u(XI)
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-utafunwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafunwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafunwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafunwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitafunwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafunwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafunwaye
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-tafunwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafunwao
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-tafunwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafunwalo
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-tafunwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafunwacho
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-tafunwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafunwayo
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-tafunwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafunwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafunwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafunwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafunwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafunwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafunwa
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-otafunwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafunwa
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-yotafunwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafunwa
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-yotafunwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafunwa
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-vyotafunwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafunwa
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-zotafunwa
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| u(XI)
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-otafunwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafunwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafunwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafunwa
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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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