Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wahiwa (infinitive kuwahiwa)
- Passive form of -wahi: to have undertaken, to have gotten a chance to do something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wahiwa
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| Positive present
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-nawahiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-wahiwe
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| Negative
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-wahiwi
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| Imperative singular
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wahiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wahiwa
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| Plural
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wahiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwahiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwahiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwahiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawahiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawahiwa/nawahiwa
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tunawahiwa
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| 2nd person
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unawahiwa
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mnawahiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawahiwa
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wanawahiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawahiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wahiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwahiwi
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hatuwahiwi
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| 2nd person
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huwahiwi
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hamuwahiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawahiwi
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hawawahiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wahiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawahiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawahiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wahiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwahiwe
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tuwahiwe
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| 2nd person
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uwahiwe
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muwahiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awahiwe
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wawahiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wahiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwahiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewahiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewahiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwahiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwahiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awahiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawahiwa
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twawahiwa
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| 2nd person
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wawahiwa
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mwawahiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awahiwa
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wawahiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawahiwa
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yawahiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawahiwa
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yawahiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawahiwa
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vyawahiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yawahiwa
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zawahiwa
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| u(XI)
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wawahiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawahiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pawahiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawahiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewahiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawahiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawahiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwahiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowahiwa
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| Consecutive
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kawahiwa / positive subject concord + -kawahiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawahiwe
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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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-niwahiwa
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-tuwahiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuwahiwa
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-wawahiwa/-kuwahiweni/-wawahiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwahiwa
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-wawahiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwahiwa
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-iwahiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwahiwa
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-yawahiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwahiwa
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-viwahiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwahiwa
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-ziwahiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uwahiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwahiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawahiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwahiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiwahiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wahiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wahiwaye
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-wahiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wahiwao
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-wahiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wahiwalo
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-wahiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wahiwacho
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-wahiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wahiwayo
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-wahiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-wahiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wahiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wahiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wahiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wahiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewahiwa
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-owahiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owahiwa
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-yowahiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowahiwa
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-yowahiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowahiwa
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-vyowahiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowahiwa
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-zowahiwa
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| u(XI)
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-owahiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowahiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-powahiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowahiwa
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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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