Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tunzika (infinitive kutunzika)
- Stative form of -tunza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tunzika
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| Positive present
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-natunzika
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| Subjunctive
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-tunzike
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| Negative
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-tunziki
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| Imperative singular
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tunzika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tunzika
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| Plural
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tunzikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutunzika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litunzika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutunzika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatunzika/natunzika
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tunatunzika
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| 2nd person
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unatunzika
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mnatunzika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatunzika
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wanatunzika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natunzika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunziki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situnziki
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hatutunziki
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| 2nd person
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hutunziki
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hamtunziki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatunziki
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hawatunziki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tunziki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatunzika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatunzika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitunzike
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tutunzike
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| 2nd person
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utunzike
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mtunzike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzike
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watunzike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tunzike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situnzike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetunzika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetunzika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitunzika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitunzika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natunzika
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twatunzika
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| 2nd person
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watunzika
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mwatunzika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzika
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watunzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watunzika
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yatunzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latunzika
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yatunzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatunzika
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vyatunzika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatunzika
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zatunzika
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| u(XI)
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watunzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatunzika
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| pa(XVI)
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patunzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatunzika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metunzika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatunzika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatunzika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitunzika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotunzika
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| Consecutive
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katunzika / positive subject concord + -katunzika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katunzike
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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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-nitunzika
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-tutunzika
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| 2nd person
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-kutunzika
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-watunzika/-kutunzikeni/-watunzikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtunzika
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-watunzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utunzika
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-itunzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litunzika
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-yatunzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitunzika
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-vitunzika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itunzika
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-zitunzika
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| u(XI)
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-utunzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutunzika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patunzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutunzika
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| Reflexive
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-jitunzika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tunzikaye
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-tunzikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tunzikao
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-tunzikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tunzikalo
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-tunzikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tunzikacho
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-tunzikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tunzikayo
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-tunzikazo
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| u(XI)
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-tunzikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tunzikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tunzikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tunzikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetunzika
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-otunzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otunzika
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-yotunzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotunzika
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-yotunzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotunzika
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-vyotunzika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotunzika
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-zotunzika
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| u(XI)
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-otunzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotunzika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potunzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motunzika
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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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