Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wazia (infinitive kuwazia)
- Applicative form of -waza: to think of
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wazia
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| Positive present
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-nawazia
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| Subjunctive
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-wazie
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| Negative
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-wazii
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| Imperative singular
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wazia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuwazia
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| Negative
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kutowazia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wazia
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| Plural
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wazieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwazia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwazia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwazia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawazia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawazia/nawazia
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tunawazia
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| 2nd person
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unawazia
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mnawazia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawazia
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wanawazia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawazia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wazii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwazii
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hatuwazii
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| 2nd person
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huwazii
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hamuwazii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawazii
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hawawazii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wazii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawazia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawazia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wazie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwazie
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tuwazie
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| 2nd person
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uwazie
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muwazie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awazie
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wawazie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wazie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwazie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewazia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewazia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwazia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwazia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awazia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawazia
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twawazia
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| 2nd person
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wawazia
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mwawazia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awazia
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wawazia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawazia
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yawazia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawazia
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yawazia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawazia
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vyawazia
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| n(IX/X)
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yawazia
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zawazia
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| u(XI)
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wawazia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawazia
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| pa(XVI)
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pawazia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawazia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewazia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawazia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawazia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwazia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowazia
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| Consecutive
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kawazia / positive subject concord + -kawazia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawazie
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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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-niwazia
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-tuwazia
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| 2nd person
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-kuwazia
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-wawazia/-kuwazieni/-wawazieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwazia
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-wawazia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwazia
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-iwazia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwazia
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-yawazia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwazia
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-viwazia
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwazia
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-ziwazia
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| u(XI)
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-uwazia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwazia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawazia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwazia
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| Reflexive
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-jiwazia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wazia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-waziaye
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-waziao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-waziao
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-waziayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wazialo
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-waziayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-waziacho
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-waziavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-waziayo
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-waziazo
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| u(XI)
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-waziao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-waziako
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| pa(XVI)
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-waziapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-waziamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wazia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewazia
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-owazia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owazia
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-yowazia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowazia
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-yowazia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowazia
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-vyowazia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowazia
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-zowazia
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| u(XI)
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-owazia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowazia
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| pa(XVI)
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-powazia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowazia
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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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