Swahili
Verb
-tajana (infinitive kutajana)
- Reciprocal form of -taja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tajana
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| Positive present
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-natajana
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| Subjunctive
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-tajane
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| Negative
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-tajani
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| Imperative singular
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tajana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tajana
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| Plural
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tajaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutajana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litajana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutajana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natajana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatajana/natajana
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tunatajana
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| 2nd person
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unatajana
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mnatajana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatajana
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wanatajana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natajana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tajani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitajani
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hatutajani
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| 2nd person
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hutajani
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hamtajani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatajani
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hawatajani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tajani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatajana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatajana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tajane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitajane
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tutajane
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| 2nd person
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utajane
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mtajane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atajane
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watajane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tajane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitajane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetajana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetajana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitajana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitajana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atajana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natajana
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twatajana
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| 2nd person
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watajana
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mwatajana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atajana
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watajana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watajana
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yatajana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latajana
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yatajana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatajana
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vyatajana
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| n(IX/X)
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yatajana
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zatajana
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| u(XI)
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watajana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatajana
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| pa(XVI)
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patajana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatajana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metajana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatajana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatajana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitajana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotajana
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| Consecutive
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katajana / positive subject concord + -katajana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katajane
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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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-nitajana
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-tutajana
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| 2nd person
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-kutajana
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-watajana/-kutajaneni/-watajaneni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtajana
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-watajana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utajana
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-itajana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litajana
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-yatajana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitajana
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-vitajana
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| n(IX/X)
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-itajana
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-zitajana
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| u(XI)
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-utajana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutajana
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| pa(XVI)
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-patajana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutajana
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| Reflexive
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-jitajana
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tajana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tajanaye
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-tajanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tajanao
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-tajanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tajanalo
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-tajanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tajanacho
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-tajanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tajanayo
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-tajanazo
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| u(XI)
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-tajanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tajanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tajanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tajanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tajana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetajana
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-otajana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otajana
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-yotajana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotajana
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-yotajana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotajana
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-vyotajana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotajana
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-zotajana
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| u(XI)
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-otajana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotajana
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| pa(XVI)
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-potajana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motajana
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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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