Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-uzwa (infinitive kuuzwa)
- Passive form of -uza: to be sold
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uzwa
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| Positive present
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-nauzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-uzwe
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| Negative
|
-uzwi
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| Imperative singular
|
uzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuuzwa
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| Negative
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kutouzwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uzwa
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| Plural
|
uzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huuzwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liuzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuuzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninauzwa/nauzwa
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tunauzwa
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| 2nd person
|
unauzwa
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mnauzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anauzwa
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wanauzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nauzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -uzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siuzwi
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hatuuzwi
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| 2nd person
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huuzwi
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hamuuzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hauzwi
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hawauzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -uzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tauzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tauzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -uzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niuzwe
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tuuzwe
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| 2nd person
|
uuzwe
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muuzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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auzwe
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wauzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -uzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siuzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliuzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliuzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nauzwa
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twauzwa
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| 2nd person
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wauzwa
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mwauzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auzwa
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wauzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wauzwa
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yauzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lauzwa
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yauzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chauzwa
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vyauzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yauzwa
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zauzwa
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| u(XI)
|
wauzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwauzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pauzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwauzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouzwa
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| Consecutive
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kauzwa / positive subject concord + -kauzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kauzwe
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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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-niuzwa
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-tuuzwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuuzwa
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-wauzwa/-kuuzweni/-wauzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muuzwa
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-wauzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uuzwa
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-iuzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liuzwa
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-yauzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiuzwa
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-viuzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iuzwa
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-ziuzwa
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| u(XI)
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-uuzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuuzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pauzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muuzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiuzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-uzwaye
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-uzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzwao
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-uzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-uzwalo
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-uzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-uzwacho
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-uzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-uzwayo
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-uzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-uzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-uzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-uzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-uzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeuzwa
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-ouzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ouzwa
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-youzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-louzwa
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-youzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chouzwa
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-vyouzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-youzwa
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-zouzwa
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| u(XI)
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-ouzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kouzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pouzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mouzwa
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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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