Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wasiliana (infinitive kuwasiliana)
- to communicate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wasiliana
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| Positive present
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-nawasiliana
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| Subjunctive
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-wasiliane
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| Negative
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-wasiliani
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| Imperative singular
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wasiliana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wasiliana
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| Plural
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wasilianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwasiliana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwasiliana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwasiliana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawasiliana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawasiliana/nawasiliana
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tunawasiliana
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| 2nd person
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unawasiliana
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mnawasiliana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawasiliana
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wanawasiliana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawasiliana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wasiliani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwasiliani
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hatuwasiliani
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| 2nd person
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huwasiliani
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hamuwasiliani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawasiliani
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hawawasiliani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wasiliani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawasiliana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawasiliana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wasiliane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwasiliane
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tuwasiliane
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| 2nd person
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uwasiliane
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muwasiliane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awasiliane
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wawasiliane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wasiliane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwasiliane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewasiliana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewasiliana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwasiliana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwasiliana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awasiliana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawasiliana
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twawasiliana
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| 2nd person
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wawasiliana
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mwawasiliana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awasiliana
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wawasiliana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawasiliana
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yawasiliana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawasiliana
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yawasiliana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawasiliana
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vyawasiliana
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| n(IX/X)
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yawasiliana
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zawasiliana
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| u(XI)
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wawasiliana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawasiliana
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| pa(XVI)
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pawasiliana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawasiliana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewasiliana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawasiliana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawasiliana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwasiliana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowasiliana
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| Consecutive
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kawasiliana / positive subject concord + -kawasiliana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawasiliane
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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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-niwasiliana
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-tuwasiliana
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| 2nd person
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-kuwasiliana
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-wawasiliana/-kuwasilianeni/-wawasilianeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwasiliana
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-wawasiliana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwasiliana
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-iwasiliana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwasiliana
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-yawasiliana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwasiliana
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-viwasiliana
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwasiliana
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-ziwasiliana
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| u(XI)
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-uwasiliana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwasiliana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawasiliana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwasiliana
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| Reflexive
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-jiwasiliana
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wasiliana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wasilianaye
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-wasilianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wasilianao
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-wasilianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wasilianalo
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-wasilianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wasilianacho
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-wasilianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wasilianayo
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-wasilianazo
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| u(XI)
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-wasilianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wasilianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wasilianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wasilianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wasiliana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewasiliana
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-owasiliana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owasiliana
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-yowasiliana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowasiliana
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-yowasiliana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowasiliana
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-vyowasiliana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowasiliana
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-zowasiliana
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| u(XI)
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-owasiliana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowasiliana
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| pa(XVI)
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-powasiliana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowasiliana
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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