Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tahiniwa (infinitive kutahiniwa)
- Passive form of -tahini: to be examined, tested
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tahiniwa
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| Positive present
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-natahiniwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tahiniwe
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| Negative
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-tahiniwi
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| Imperative singular
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tahiniwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tahiniwa
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| Plural
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tahiniweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutahiniwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litahiniwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutahiniwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahiniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatahiniwa/natahiniwa
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tunatahiniwa
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| 2nd person
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unatahiniwa
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mnatahiniwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahiniwa
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wanatahiniwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natahiniwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahiniwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitahiniwi
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hatutahiniwi
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| 2nd person
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hutahiniwi
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hamtahiniwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatahiniwi
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hawatahiniwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tahiniwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatahiniwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatahiniwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahiniwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitahiniwe
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tutahiniwe
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| 2nd person
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utahiniwe
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mtahiniwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atahiniwe
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watahiniwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tahiniwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitahiniwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetahiniwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetahiniwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitahiniwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahiniwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahiniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natahiniwa
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twatahiniwa
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| 2nd person
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watahiniwa
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mwatahiniwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atahiniwa
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watahiniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watahiniwa
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yatahiniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latahiniwa
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yatahiniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatahiniwa
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vyatahiniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatahiniwa
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zatahiniwa
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| u(XI)
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watahiniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatahiniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patahiniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatahiniwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahiniwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahiniwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahiniwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahiniwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahiniwa
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| Consecutive
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katahiniwa / positive subject concord + -katahiniwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katahiniwe
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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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-nitahiniwa
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-tutahiniwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutahiniwa
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-watahiniwa/-kutahiniweni/-watahiniweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtahiniwa
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-watahiniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utahiniwa
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-itahiniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litahiniwa
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-yatahiniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitahiniwa
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-vitahiniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itahiniwa
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-zitahiniwa
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| u(XI)
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-utahiniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutahiniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patahiniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutahiniwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitahiniwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahiniwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tahiniwaye
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-tahiniwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tahiniwao
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-tahiniwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tahiniwalo
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-tahiniwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tahiniwacho
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-tahiniwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tahiniwayo
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-tahiniwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tahiniwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tahiniwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tahiniwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tahiniwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahiniwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetahiniwa
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-otahiniwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otahiniwa
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-yotahiniwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotahiniwa
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-yotahiniwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotahiniwa
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-vyotahiniwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotahiniwa
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-zotahiniwa
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| u(XI)
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-otahiniwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotahiniwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potahiniwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motahiniwa
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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