Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tunzwa (infinitive kutunzwa)
- Passive form of -tunza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tunzwa
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| Positive present
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-natunzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tunzwe
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| Negative
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-tunzwi
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| Imperative singular
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tunzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tunzwa
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| Plural
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tunzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutunzwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litunzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutunzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatunzwa/natunzwa
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tunatunzwa
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| 2nd person
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unatunzwa
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mnatunzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatunzwa
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wanatunzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natunzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situnzwi
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hatutunzwi
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| 2nd person
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hutunzwi
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hamtunzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatunzwi
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hawatunzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tunzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatunzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatunzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitunzwe
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tutunzwe
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| 2nd person
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utunzwe
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mtunzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzwe
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watunzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tunzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situnzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetunzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetunzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitunzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitunzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natunzwa
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twatunzwa
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| 2nd person
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watunzwa
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mwatunzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzwa
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watunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watunzwa
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yatunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latunzwa
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yatunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatunzwa
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vyatunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatunzwa
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zatunzwa
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| u(XI)
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watunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatunzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metunzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatunzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatunzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitunzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotunzwa
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| Consecutive
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katunzwa / positive subject concord + -katunzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katunzwe
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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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-nitunzwa
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-tutunzwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutunzwa
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-watunzwa/-kutunzweni/-watunzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtunzwa
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-watunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utunzwa
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-itunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litunzwa
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-yatunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitunzwa
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-vitunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itunzwa
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-zitunzwa
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| u(XI)
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-utunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutunzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitunzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tunzwaye
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-tunzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tunzwao
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-tunzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tunzwalo
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-tunzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tunzwacho
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-tunzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tunzwayo
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-tunzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tunzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tunzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tunzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tunzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetunzwa
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-otunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otunzwa
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-yotunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotunzwa
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-yotunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotunzwa
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-vyotunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotunzwa
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-zotunzwa
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| u(XI)
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-otunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motunzwa
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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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