Swahili
Verb
-uana (infinitive kuuana)
- Reciprocal form of -ua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uana
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| Positive present
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-nauana
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| Subjunctive
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-uane
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| Negative
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-uani
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| Imperative singular
|
uana
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuuana
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| Negative
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kutouana
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uana
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| Plural
|
uaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninauana/nauana
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tunauana
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| 2nd person
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unauana
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mnauana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anauana
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wanauana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nauana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -uani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siuani
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hatuuani
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| 2nd person
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huuani
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hamuuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hauani
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hawauani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -uani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tauana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tauana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niuane
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tuuane
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| 2nd person
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uuane
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muuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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auane
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wauane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -uane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nauana
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twauana
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| 2nd person
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wauana
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mwauana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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auana
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wauana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wauana
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yauana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lauana
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yauana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chauana
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vyauana
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| n(IX/X)
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yauana
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zauana
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| u(XI)
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wauana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwauana
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| pa(XVI)
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pauana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwauana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouana
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| Consecutive
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kauana / positive subject concord + -kauana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kauane
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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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-niuana
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-tuuana
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| 2nd person
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-kuuana
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-wauana/-kuuaneni/-wauaneni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muuana
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-wauana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uuana
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-iuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liuana
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-yauana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiuana
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-viuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-iuana
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-ziuana
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| u(XI)
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-uuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pauana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muuana
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| Reflexive
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-jiuana
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-uanaye
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-uanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uanao
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-uanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-uanalo
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-uanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-uanacho
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-uanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-uanayo
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-uanazo
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| u(XI)
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-uanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-uanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-uanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-uanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeuana
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-ouana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ouana
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-youana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-louana
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-youana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chouana
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-vyouana
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| n(IX/X)
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-youana
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-zouana
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| u(XI)
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-ouana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kouana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pouana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mouana
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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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