Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tumwa (infinitive kutumwa)
- Passive form of -tuma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tumwa
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| Positive present
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-natumwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-tumwe
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| Negative
|
-tumwi
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| Imperative singular
|
tumwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutumwa
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| Negative
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kutotumwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tumwa
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| Plural
|
tumweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutumwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litumwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutumwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatumwa/natumwa
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tunatumwa
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| 2nd person
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unatumwa
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mnatumwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatumwa
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wanatumwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natumwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situmwi
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hatutumwi
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| 2nd person
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hutumwi
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hamtumwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatumwi
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hawatumwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tumwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatumwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatumwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitumwe
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tutumwe
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| 2nd person
|
utumwe
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mtumwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atumwe
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watumwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tumwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situmwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetumwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetumwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitumwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitumwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natumwa
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twatumwa
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| 2nd person
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watumwa
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mwatumwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atumwa
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watumwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watumwa
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yatumwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latumwa
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yatumwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatumwa
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vyatumwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatumwa
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zatumwa
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| u(XI)
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watumwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatumwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patumwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatumwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metumwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatumwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatumwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitumwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotumwa
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| Consecutive
|
katumwa / positive subject concord + -katumwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katumwe
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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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-nitumwa
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-tutumwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kutumwa
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-watumwa/-kutumweni/-watumweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtumwa
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-watumwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utumwa
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-itumwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litumwa
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-yatumwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitumwa
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-vitumwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itumwa
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-zitumwa
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| u(XI)
|
-utumwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutumwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patumwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutumwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jitumwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tumwaye
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-tumwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tumwao
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-tumwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tumwalo
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-tumwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tumwacho
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-tumwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tumwayo
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-tumwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tumwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tumwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tumwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tumwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetumwa
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-otumwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otumwa
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-yotumwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotumwa
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-yotumwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotumwa
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-vyotumwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotumwa
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-zotumwa
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| u(XI)
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-otumwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotumwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potumwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motumwa
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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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