Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vutia (infinitive kuvutia)
- Applicative form of -vuta: to entice
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vutia
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| Positive present
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-navutia
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| Subjunctive
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-vutie
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| Negative
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-vutii
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| Imperative singular
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vutia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuvutia
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| Negative
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kutovutia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vutia
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| Plural
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vutieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvutia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livutia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvutia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavutia/navutia
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tunavutia
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| 2nd person
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unavutia
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mnavutia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavutia
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wanavutia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navutia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivutii
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hatuvutii
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| 2nd person
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huvutii
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hamvutii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havutii
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hawavutii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vutii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavutia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavutia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivutie
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tuvutie
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| 2nd person
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uvutie
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mvutie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutie
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wavutie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vutie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivutie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevutia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevutia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivutia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivutia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navutia
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twavutia
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| 2nd person
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wavutia
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mwavutia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutia
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wavutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavutia
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yavutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavutia
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yavutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavutia
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vyavutia
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| n(IX/X)
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yavutia
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zavutia
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| u(XI)
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wavutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavutia
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| pa(XVI)
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pavutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavutia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevutia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavutia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javutia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivutia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovutia
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| Consecutive
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kavutia / positive subject concord + -kavutia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavutie
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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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-nivutia
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-tuvutia
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| 2nd person
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-kuvutia
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-wavutia/-kuvutieni/-wavutieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvutia
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-wavutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvutia
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-ivutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livutia
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-yavutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivutia
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-vivutia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivutia
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-zivutia
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| u(XI)
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-uvutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvutia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvutia
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| Reflexive
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-jivutia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vutiaye
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-vutiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vutiao
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-vutiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vutialo
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-vutiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vutiacho
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-vutiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vutiayo
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-vutiazo
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| u(XI)
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-vutiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vutiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vutiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vutiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevutia
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-ovutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovutia
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-yovutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovutia
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-yovutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovutia
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-vyovutia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovutia
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-zovutia
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| u(XI)
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-ovutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovutia
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| pa(XVI)
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-povutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movutia
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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