Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic ثَمَن (ṯaman, “price”) or a related form.
Pronunciation
Verb
-thamini (infinitive kuthamini)
- to value, to appraise
- to appreciate, to value something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -thamini
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| Positive present
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-nathamini
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| Subjunctive
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-thamini
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| Negative
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-thamini
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| Imperative singular
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thamini
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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thamini
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| Plural
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thaminini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huthamini
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lithamini
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuthamini
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nathamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninathamini/nathamini
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tunathamini
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| 2nd person
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unathamini
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mnathamini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anathamini
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wanathamini
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nathamini
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -thamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sithamini
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hatuthamini
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| 2nd person
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huthamini
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hamthamini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hathamini
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hawathamini
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -thamini
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tathamini
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tathamini
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -thamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nithamini
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tuthamini
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| 2nd person
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uthamini
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mthamini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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athamini
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wathamini
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -thamini
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sithamini
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngethamini
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singethamini
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalithamini
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalithamini
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -athamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nathamini
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twathamini
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| 2nd person
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wathamini
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mwathamini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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athamini
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wathamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wathamini
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yathamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lathamini
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yathamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chathamini
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vyathamini
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| n(IX/X)
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yathamini
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zathamini
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| u(XI)
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wathamini
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwathamini
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| pa(XVI)
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pathamini
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwathamini
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -methamini
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshathamini
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jathamini
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kithamini
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipothamini
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| Consecutive
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kathamini / positive subject concord + -kathamini
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kathamini
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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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-nithamini
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-tuthamini
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| 2nd person
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-kuthamini
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-wathamini/-kuthaminini/-wathaminini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mthamini
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-wathamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uthamini
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-ithamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lithamini
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-yathamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kithamini
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-vithamini
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| n(IX/X)
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-ithamini
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-zithamini
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| u(XI)
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-uthamini
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuthamini
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| pa(XVI)
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-pathamini
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muthamini
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| Reflexive
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-jithamini
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -thamini- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-thaminiye
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-thaminio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-thaminio
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-thaminiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-thaminilo
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-thaminiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-thaminicho
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-thaminivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-thaminiyo
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-thaminizo
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| u(XI)
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-thaminio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-thaminiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-thaminipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-thaminimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -thamini)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yethamini
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-othamini
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-othamini
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-yothamini
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lothamini
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-yothamini
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chothamini
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-vyothamini
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| n(IX/X)
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-yothamini
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-zothamini
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| u(XI)
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-othamini
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kothamini
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| pa(XVI)
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-pothamini
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mothamini
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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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