Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-valiwa (infinitive kuvaliwa)
- Passive form of -vaa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -valiwa
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| Positive present
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-navaliwa
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| Subjunctive
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-valiwe
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| Negative
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-valiwi
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| Imperative singular
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valiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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valiwa
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| Plural
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valiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvaliwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livaliwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvaliwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavaliwa/navaliwa
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tunavaliwa
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| 2nd person
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unavaliwa
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mnavaliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavaliwa
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wanavaliwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navaliwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -valiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivaliwi
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hatuvaliwi
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| 2nd person
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huvaliwi
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hamvaliwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havaliwi
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hawavaliwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -valiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavaliwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavaliwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -valiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivaliwe
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tuvaliwe
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| 2nd person
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uvaliwe
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mvaliwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avaliwe
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wavaliwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -valiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivaliwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevaliwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevaliwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivaliwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivaliwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navaliwa
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twavaliwa
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| 2nd person
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wavaliwa
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mwavaliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avaliwa
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wavaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavaliwa
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yavaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavaliwa
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yavaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavaliwa
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vyavaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yavaliwa
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zavaliwa
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| u(XI)
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wavaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pavaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavaliwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevaliwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavaliwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javaliwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivaliwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovaliwa
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| Consecutive
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kavaliwa / positive subject concord + -kavaliwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavaliwe
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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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-nivaliwa
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-tuvaliwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuvaliwa
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-wavaliwa/-kuvaliweni/-wavaliweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvaliwa
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-wavaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvaliwa
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-ivaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livaliwa
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-yavaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivaliwa
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-vivaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivaliwa
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-zivaliwa
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| u(XI)
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-uvaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvaliwa
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| Reflexive
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-jivaliwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -valiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-valiwaye
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-valiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-valiwao
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-valiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-valiwalo
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-valiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-valiwacho
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-valiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-valiwayo
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-valiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-valiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-valiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-valiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-valiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -valiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevaliwa
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-ovaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovaliwa
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-yovaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovaliwa
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-yovaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovaliwa
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-vyovaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovaliwa
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-zovaliwa
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| u(XI)
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-ovaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-povaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movaliwa
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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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