Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-vutwa (infinitive kuvutwa)
- Passive form of -vuta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vutwa
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| Positive present
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-navutwa
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| Subjunctive
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-vutwe
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| Negative
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-vutwi
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| Imperative singular
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vutwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuvutwa
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| Negative
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kutovutwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vutwa
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| Plural
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vutweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvutwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livutwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvutwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavutwa/navutwa
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tunavutwa
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| 2nd person
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unavutwa
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mnavutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavutwa
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wanavutwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navutwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vutwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivutwi
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hatuvutwi
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| 2nd person
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huvutwi
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hamvutwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havutwi
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hawavutwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vutwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavutwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavutwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vutwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivutwe
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tuvutwe
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| 2nd person
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uvutwe
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mvutwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutwe
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wavutwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vutwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivutwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevutwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevutwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivutwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivutwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navutwa
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twavutwa
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| 2nd person
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wavutwa
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mwavutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avutwa
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wavutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavutwa
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yavutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavutwa
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yavutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavutwa
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vyavutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yavutwa
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zavutwa
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| u(XI)
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wavutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pavutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavutwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevutwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavutwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javutwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivutwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovutwa
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| Consecutive
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kavutwa / positive subject concord + -kavutwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavutwe
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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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-nivutwa
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-tuvutwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuvutwa
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-wavutwa/-kuvutweni/-wavutweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvutwa
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-wavutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvutwa
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-ivutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livutwa
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-yavutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivutwa
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-vivutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivutwa
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-zivutwa
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| u(XI)
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-uvutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvutwa
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| Reflexive
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-jivutwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vutwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vutwaye
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-vutwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vutwao
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-vutwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vutwalo
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-vutwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vutwacho
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-vutwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vutwayo
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-vutwazo
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| u(XI)
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-vutwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vutwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vutwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vutwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevutwa
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-ovutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovutwa
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-yovutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovutwa
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-yovutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovutwa
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-vyovutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovutwa
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-zovutwa
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| u(XI)
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-ovutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-povutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movutwa
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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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