Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vunjwa (infinitive kuvunjwa)
- Passive form of -vunja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vunjwa
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| Positive present
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-navunjwa
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| Subjunctive
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-vunjwe
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| Negative
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-vunjwi
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| Imperative singular
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vunjwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vunjwa
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| Plural
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vunjweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvunjwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livunjwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvunjwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navunjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavunjwa/navunjwa
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tunavunjwa
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| 2nd person
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unavunjwa
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mnavunjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavunjwa
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wanavunjwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navunjwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vunjwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivunjwi
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hatuvunjwi
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| 2nd person
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huvunjwi
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hamvunjwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havunjwi
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hawavunjwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vunjwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavunjwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavunjwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vunjwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivunjwe
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tuvunjwe
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| 2nd person
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uvunjwe
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mvunjwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avunjwe
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wavunjwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vunjwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivunjwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevunjwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevunjwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivunjwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivunjwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avunjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navunjwa
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twavunjwa
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| 2nd person
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wavunjwa
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mwavunjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avunjwa
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wavunjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavunjwa
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yavunjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavunjwa
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yavunjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavunjwa
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vyavunjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yavunjwa
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zavunjwa
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| u(XI)
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wavunjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavunjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pavunjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavunjwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevunjwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavunjwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javunjwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivunjwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovunjwa
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| Consecutive
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kavunjwa / positive subject concord + -kavunjwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavunjwe
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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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-nivunjwa
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-tuvunjwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuvunjwa
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-wavunjwa/-kuvunjweni/-wavunjweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvunjwa
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-wavunjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvunjwa
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-ivunjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livunjwa
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-yavunjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivunjwa
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-vivunjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivunjwa
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-zivunjwa
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| u(XI)
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-uvunjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvunjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavunjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvunjwa
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| Reflexive
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-jivunjwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vunjwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vunjwaye
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-vunjwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vunjwao
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-vunjwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vunjwalo
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-vunjwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vunjwacho
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-vunjwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vunjwayo
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-vunjwazo
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| u(XI)
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-vunjwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vunjwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vunjwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vunjwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vunjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevunjwa
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-ovunjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovunjwa
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-yovunjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovunjwa
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-yovunjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovunjwa
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-vyovunjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovunjwa
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-zovunjwa
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| u(XI)
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-ovunjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovunjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-povunjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movunjwa
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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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