Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَنَبَّهَ (tanabbaha).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tanabahi (infinitive kutanabahi)
- to realise, recall, pay attention, notice, observe
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tanabahi
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| Positive present
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-natanabahi
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| Subjunctive
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-tanabahi
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| Negative
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-tanabahi
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| Imperative singular
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tanabahi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tanabahi
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| Plural
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tanabahini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutanabahi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litanabahi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutanabahi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natanabahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatanabahi/natanabahi
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tunatanabahi
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| 2nd person
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unatanabahi
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mnatanabahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatanabahi
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wanatanabahi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natanabahi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tanabahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitanabahi
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hatutanabahi
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| 2nd person
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hutanabahi
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hamtanabahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatanabahi
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hawatanabahi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tanabahi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatanabahi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatanabahi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tanabahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitanabahi
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tutanabahi
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| 2nd person
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utanabahi
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mtanabahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atanabahi
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watanabahi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tanabahi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitanabahi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetanabahi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetanabahi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitanabahi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitanabahi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atanabahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natanabahi
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twatanabahi
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| 2nd person
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watanabahi
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mwatanabahi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atanabahi
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watanabahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watanabahi
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yatanabahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latanabahi
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yatanabahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatanabahi
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vyatanabahi
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| n(IX/X)
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yatanabahi
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zatanabahi
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| u(XI)
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watanabahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatanabahi
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| pa(XVI)
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patanabahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatanabahi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metanabahi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatanabahi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatanabahi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitanabahi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotanabahi
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| Consecutive
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katanabahi / positive subject concord + -katanabahi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katanabahi
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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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-nitanabahi
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-tutanabahi
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| 2nd person
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-kutanabahi
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-watanabahi/-kutanabahini/-watanabahini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtanabahi
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-watanabahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utanabahi
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-itanabahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litanabahi
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-yatanabahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitanabahi
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-vitanabahi
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| n(IX/X)
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-itanabahi
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-zitanabahi
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| u(XI)
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-utanabahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutanabahi
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| pa(XVI)
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-patanabahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutanabahi
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| Reflexive
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-jitanabahi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tanabahi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tanabahiye
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-tanabahio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tanabahio
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-tanabahiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tanabahilo
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-tanabahiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tanabahicho
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-tanabahivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tanabahiyo
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-tanabahizo
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| u(XI)
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-tanabahio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tanabahiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tanabahipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tanabahimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tanabahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetanabahi
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-otanabahi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otanabahi
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-yotanabahi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotanabahi
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-yotanabahi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotanabahi
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-vyotanabahi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotanabahi
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-zotanabahi
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| u(XI)
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-otanabahi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotanabahi
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| pa(XVI)
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-potanabahi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motanabahi
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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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