Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tumiwa (infinitive kutumiwa)
- Passive form of -tumia: to be used
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tumiwa
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| Positive present
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-natumiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tumiwe
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| Negative
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-tumiwi
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| Imperative singular
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tumiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tumiwa
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| Plural
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tumiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutumiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litumiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutumiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatumiwa/natumiwa
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tunatumiwa
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| 2nd person
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unatumiwa
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mnatumiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatumiwa
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wanatumiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natumiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situmiwi
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hatutumiwi
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| 2nd person
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hutumiwi
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hamtumiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatumiwi
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hawatumiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tumiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatumiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatumiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitumiwe
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tutumiwe
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| 2nd person
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utumiwe
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mtumiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumiwe
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watumiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tumiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situmiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetumiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetumiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitumiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitumiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natumiwa
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twatumiwa
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| 2nd person
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watumiwa
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mwatumiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumiwa
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watumiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watumiwa
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yatumiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latumiwa
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yatumiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatumiwa
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vyatumiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatumiwa
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zatumiwa
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| u(XI)
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watumiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatumiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patumiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatumiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metumiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatumiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatumiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitumiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotumiwa
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| Consecutive
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katumiwa / positive subject concord + -katumiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katumiwe
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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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-nitumiwa
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-tutumiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutumiwa
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-watumiwa/-kutumiweni/-watumiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtumiwa
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-watumiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utumiwa
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-itumiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litumiwa
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-yatumiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitumiwa
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-vitumiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itumiwa
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-zitumiwa
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| u(XI)
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-utumiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutumiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patumiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutumiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitumiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tumiwaye
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-tumiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tumiwao
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-tumiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tumiwalo
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-tumiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tumiwacho
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-tumiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tumiwayo
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-tumiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tumiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tumiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tumiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tumiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetumiwa
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-otumiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otumiwa
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-yotumiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotumiwa
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-yotumiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotumiwa
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-vyotumiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotumiwa
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-zotumiwa
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| u(XI)
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-otumiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotumiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potumiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motumiwa
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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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