Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -thandaza.
Verb
tandaza
- to pray
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tandaza (infinitive kutandaza)
- Causative form of -tanda: to spread
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tandaza
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| Positive present
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-natandaza
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| Subjunctive
|
-tandaze
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| Negative
|
-tandazi
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| Imperative singular
|
tandaza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tandaza
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| Plural
|
tandazeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutandaza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litandaza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutandaza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natandaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatandaza/natandaza
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tunatandaza
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| 2nd person
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unatandaza
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mnatandaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatandaza
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wanatandaza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natandaza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandazi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitandazi
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hatutandazi
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| 2nd person
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hutandazi
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hamtandazi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatandazi
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hawatandazi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tandazi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatandaza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatandaza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tandaze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitandaze
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tutandaze
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| 2nd person
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utandaze
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mtandaze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atandaze
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watandaze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tandaze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitandaze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetandaza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetandaza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitandaza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitandaza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atandaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natandaza
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twatandaza
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| 2nd person
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watandaza
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mwatandaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atandaza
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watandaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watandaza
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yatandaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latandaza
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yatandaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatandaza
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vyatandaza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatandaza
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zatandaza
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| u(XI)
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watandaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatandaza
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| pa(XVI)
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patandaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatandaza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metandaza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatandaza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatandaza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitandaza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotandaza
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| Consecutive
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katandaza / positive subject concord + -katandaza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katandaze
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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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-nitandaza
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-tutandaza
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| 2nd person
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-kutandaza
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-watandaza/-kutandazeni/-watandazeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtandaza
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-watandaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utandaza
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-itandaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litandaza
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-yatandaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitandaza
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-vitandaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itandaza
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-zitandaza
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| u(XI)
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-utandaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutandaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patandaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutandaza
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| Reflexive
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-jitandaza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tandaza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tandazaye
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-tandazao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tandazao
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-tandazayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tandazalo
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-tandazayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tandazacho
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-tandazavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tandazayo
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-tandazazo
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| u(XI)
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-tandazao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tandazako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tandazapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tandazamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tandaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetandaza
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-otandaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otandaza
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-yotandaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotandaza
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-yotandaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotandaza
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-vyotandaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotandaza
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-zotandaza
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| u(XI)
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-otandaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotandaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potandaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motandaza
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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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