Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-timia (infinitive kutimia)
- to be completed, to be concluded
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -timia
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| Positive present
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-natimia
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| Subjunctive
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-timie
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| Negative
|
-timii
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| Imperative singular
|
timia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutimia
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| Negative
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kutotimia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
timia
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| Plural
|
timieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutimia
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litimia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutimia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natimia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatimia/natimia
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tunatimia
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| 2nd person
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unatimia
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mnatimia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatimia
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wanatimia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natimia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -timii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitimii
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hatutimii
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| 2nd person
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hutimii
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hamtimii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatimii
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hawatimii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -timii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatimia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatimia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -timie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitimie
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tutimie
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| 2nd person
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utimie
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mtimie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atimie
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watimie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -timie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitimie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetimia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetimia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitimia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitimia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atimia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natimia
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twatimia
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| 2nd person
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watimia
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mwatimia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atimia
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watimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watimia
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yatimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latimia
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yatimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatimia
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vyatimia
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| n(IX/X)
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yatimia
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zatimia
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| u(XI)
|
watimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatimia
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| pa(XVI)
|
patimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatimia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metimia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatimia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatimia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitimia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotimia
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| Consecutive
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katimia / positive subject concord + -katimia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katimie
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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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-nitimia
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-tutimia
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| 2nd person
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-kutimia
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-watimia/-kutimieni/-watimieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtimia
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-watimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utimia
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-itimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litimia
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-yatimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitimia
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-vitimia
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| n(IX/X)
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-itimia
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-zitimia
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| u(XI)
|
-utimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutimia
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| pa(XVI)
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-patimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutimia
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| Reflexive
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-jitimia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -timia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-timiaye
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-timiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-timiao
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-timiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-timialo
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-timiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-timiacho
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-timiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-timiayo
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-timiazo
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| u(XI)
|
-timiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-timiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-timiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-timiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -timia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetimia
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-otimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otimia
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-yotimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotimia
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-yotimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotimia
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-vyotimia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotimia
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-zotimia
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| u(XI)
|
-otimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotimia
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| pa(XVI)
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-potimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motimia
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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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Derived terms