Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-uliwa (infinitive kuuliwa)
- Passive form of -ua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uliwa
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| Positive present
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-nauliwa
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| Subjunctive
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-uliwe
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| Negative
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-uliwi
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| Imperative singular
|
uliwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuuliwa
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| Negative
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kutouliwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uliwa
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| Plural
|
uliweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huuliwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liuliwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuuliwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninauliwa/nauliwa
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tunauliwa
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| 2nd person
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unauliwa
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mnauliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anauliwa
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wanauliwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nauliwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -uliwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siuliwi
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hatuuliwi
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| 2nd person
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huuliwi
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hamuuliwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hauliwi
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hawauliwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -uliwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tauliwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tauliwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uliwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niuliwe
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tuuliwe
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| 2nd person
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uuliwe
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muuliwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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auliwe
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wauliwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -uliwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siuliwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuliwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuliwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliuliwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliuliwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nauliwa
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twauliwa
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| 2nd person
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wauliwa
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mwauliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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auliwa
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wauliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wauliwa
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yauliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lauliwa
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yauliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chauliwa
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vyauliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yauliwa
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zauliwa
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| u(XI)
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wauliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwauliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pauliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwauliwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuliwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauliwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauliwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuliwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouliwa
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| Consecutive
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kauliwa / positive subject concord + -kauliwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kauliwe
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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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-niuliwa
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-tuuliwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuuliwa
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-wauliwa/-kuuliweni/-wauliweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muuliwa
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-wauliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uuliwa
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-iuliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liuliwa
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-yauliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiuliwa
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-viuliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iuliwa
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-ziuliwa
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| u(XI)
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-uuliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuuliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pauliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muuliwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiuliwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-uliwaye
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-uliwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uliwao
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-uliwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-uliwalo
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-uliwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-uliwacho
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-uliwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-uliwayo
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-uliwazo
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| u(XI)
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-uliwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-uliwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-uliwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-uliwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeuliwa
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-ouliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ouliwa
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-youliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-louliwa
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-youliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chouliwa
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-vyouliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-youliwa
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-zouliwa
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| u(XI)
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-ouliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kouliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pouliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mouliwa
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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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