Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-uguza (infinitive kuuguza)
- Causative form of -ugua: to nurse
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uguza
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| Positive present
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-nauguza
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| Subjunctive
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-uguze
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| Negative
|
-uguzi
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| Imperative singular
|
uguza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuuguza
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| Negative
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kutouguza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uguza
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| Plural
|
uguzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huuguza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liuguza
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuuguza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninauguza/nauguza
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tunauguza
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| 2nd person
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unauguza
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mnauguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anauguza
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wanauguza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nauguza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -uguzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siuguzi
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hatuuguzi
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| 2nd person
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huuguzi
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hamuuguzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hauguzi
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hawauguzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -uguzi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tauguza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tauguza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uguze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niuguze
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tuuguze
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| 2nd person
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uuguze
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muuguze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auguze
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wauguze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -uguze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siuguze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuguza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuguza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliuguza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliuguza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nauguza
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twauguza
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| 2nd person
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wauguza
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mwauguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auguza
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wauguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wauguza
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yauguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lauguza
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yauguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chauguza
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vyauguza
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| n(IX/X)
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yauguza
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zauguza
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| u(XI)
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wauguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwauguza
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| pa(XVI)
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pauguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwauguza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuguza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauguza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauguza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuguza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouguza
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| Consecutive
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kauguza / positive subject concord + -kauguza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kauguze
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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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-niuguza
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-tuuguza
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| 2nd person
|
-kuuguza
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-wauguza/-kuuguzeni/-wauguzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-muuguza
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-wauguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uuguza
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-iuguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liuguza
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-yauguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiuguza
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-viuguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iuguza
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-ziuguza
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| u(XI)
|
-uuguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuuguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pauguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muuguza
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| Reflexive
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-jiuguza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uguza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-uguzaye
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-uguzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uguzao
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-uguzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-uguzalo
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-uguzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-uguzacho
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-uguzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-uguzayo
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-uguzazo
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| u(XI)
|
-uguzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-uguzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-uguzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-uguzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeuguza
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-ouguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ouguza
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-youguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-louguza
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-youguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chouguza
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-vyouguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-youguza
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-zouguza
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| u(XI)
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-ouguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kouguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pouguza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mouguza
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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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