Swahili
Verb
-vamiwa (infinitive kuvamiwa)
- Passive form of -vamia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vamiwa
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| Positive present
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-navamiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-vamiwe
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| Negative
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-vamiwi
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| Imperative singular
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vamiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vamiwa
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| Plural
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vamiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvamiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livamiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvamiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavamiwa/navamiwa
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tunavamiwa
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| 2nd person
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unavamiwa
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mnavamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavamiwa
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wanavamiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navamiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vamiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivamiwi
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hatuvamiwi
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| 2nd person
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huvamiwi
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hamvamiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havamiwi
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hawavamiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vamiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavamiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavamiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vamiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivamiwe
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tuvamiwe
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| 2nd person
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uvamiwe
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mvamiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avamiwe
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wavamiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vamiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivamiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevamiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevamiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivamiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivamiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navamiwa
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twavamiwa
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| 2nd person
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wavamiwa
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mwavamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avamiwa
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wavamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavamiwa
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yavamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavamiwa
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yavamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavamiwa
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vyavamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yavamiwa
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zavamiwa
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| u(XI)
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wavamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pavamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavamiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevamiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavamiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javamiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivamiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovamiwa
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| Consecutive
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kavamiwa / positive subject concord + -kavamiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavamiwe
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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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-nivamiwa
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-tuvamiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuvamiwa
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-wavamiwa/-kuvamiweni/-wavamiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvamiwa
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-wavamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvamiwa
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-ivamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livamiwa
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-yavamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivamiwa
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-vivamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivamiwa
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-zivamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uvamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvamiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jivamiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vamiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vamiwaye
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-vamiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vamiwao
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-vamiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vamiwalo
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-vamiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vamiwacho
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-vamiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vamiwayo
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-vamiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-vamiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vamiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vamiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vamiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevamiwa
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-ovamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovamiwa
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-yovamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovamiwa
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-yovamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovamiwa
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-vyovamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovamiwa
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-zovamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ovamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-povamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movamiwa
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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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