Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vamia (infinitive kuvamia)
- to attack, ambush, raid, invade
- to pounce on
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vamia
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| Positive present
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-navamia
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| Subjunctive
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-vamie
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| Negative
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-vamii
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| Imperative singular
|
vamia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuvamia
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| Negative
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kutovamia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
vamia
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| Plural
|
vamieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvamia
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -livamia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvamia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavamia/navamia
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tunavamia
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| 2nd person
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unavamia
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mnavamia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavamia
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wanavamia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navamia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vamii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivamii
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hatuvamii
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| 2nd person
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huvamii
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hamvamii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havamii
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hawavamii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vamii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavamia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavamia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vamie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivamie
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tuvamie
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| 2nd person
|
uvamie
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mvamie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
avamie
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wavamie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vamie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivamie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevamia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevamia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivamia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivamia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navamia
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twavamia
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| 2nd person
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wavamia
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mwavamia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
avamia
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wavamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavamia
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yavamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavamia
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yavamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavamia
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vyavamia
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| n(IX/X)
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yavamia
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zavamia
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| u(XI)
|
wavamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavamia
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| pa(XVI)
|
pavamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavamia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevamia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavamia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javamia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivamia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovamia
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| Consecutive
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kavamia / positive subject concord + -kavamia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavamie
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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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-nivamia
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-tuvamia
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| 2nd person
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-kuvamia
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-wavamia/-kuvamieni/-wavamieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvamia
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-wavamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvamia
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-ivamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livamia
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-yavamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivamia
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-vivamia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivamia
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-zivamia
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| u(XI)
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-uvamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvamia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvamia
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| Reflexive
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-jivamia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vamia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vamiaye
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-vamiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vamiao
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-vamiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vamialo
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-vamiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vamiacho
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-vamiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vamiayo
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-vamiazo
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| u(XI)
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-vamiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vamiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vamiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-vamiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevamia
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-ovamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovamia
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-yovamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovamia
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-yovamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovamia
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-vyovamia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovamia
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-zovamia
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| u(XI)
|
-ovamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovamia
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| pa(XVI)
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-povamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movamia
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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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Derived terms