Swahili
Verb
-tajwa (infinitive kutajwa)
- Passive form of -taja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tajwa
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| Positive present
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-natajwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tajwe
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| Negative
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-tajwi
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| Imperative singular
|
tajwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutajwa
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| Negative
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kutotajwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tajwa
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| Plural
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tajweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutajwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litajwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutajwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natajwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatajwa/natajwa
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tunatajwa
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| 2nd person
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unatajwa
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mnatajwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatajwa
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wanatajwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natajwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tajwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitajwi
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hatutajwi
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| 2nd person
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hutajwi
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hamtajwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatajwi
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hawatajwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tajwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatajwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatajwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tajwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitajwe
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tutajwe
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| 2nd person
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utajwe
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mtajwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atajwe
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watajwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tajwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitajwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetajwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetajwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitajwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitajwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atajwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natajwa
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twatajwa
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| 2nd person
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watajwa
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mwatajwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atajwa
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watajwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watajwa
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yatajwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latajwa
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yatajwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatajwa
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vyatajwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatajwa
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zatajwa
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| u(XI)
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watajwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatajwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patajwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatajwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metajwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatajwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatajwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitajwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotajwa
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| Consecutive
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katajwa / positive subject concord + -katajwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katajwe
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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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-nitajwa
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-tutajwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutajwa
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-watajwa/-kutajweni/-watajweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtajwa
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-watajwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utajwa
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-itajwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litajwa
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-yatajwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitajwa
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-vitajwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itajwa
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-zitajwa
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| u(XI)
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-utajwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutajwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patajwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutajwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitajwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tajwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tajwaye
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-tajwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tajwao
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-tajwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tajwalo
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-tajwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tajwacho
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-tajwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tajwayo
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-tajwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tajwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tajwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tajwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tajwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tajwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetajwa
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-otajwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otajwa
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-yotajwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotajwa
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-yotajwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotajwa
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-vyotajwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotajwa
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-zotajwa
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| u(XI)
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-otajwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotajwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potajwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motajwa
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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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