Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zaliwa (infinitive kuzaliwa)
- Passive form of -zaa: to be born
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zaliwa
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| Positive present
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-nazaliwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zaliwe
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| Negative
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-zaliwi
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| Imperative singular
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zaliwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zaliwa
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| Plural
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zaliweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzaliwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizaliwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzaliwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazaliwa/nazaliwa
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tunazaliwa
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| 2nd person
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unazaliwa
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mnazaliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazaliwa
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wanazaliwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazaliwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zaliwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizaliwi
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hatuzaliwi
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| 2nd person
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huzaliwi
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hamzaliwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazaliwi
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hawazaliwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zaliwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazaliwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazaliwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zaliwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizaliwe
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tuzaliwe
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| 2nd person
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uzaliwe
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mzaliwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azaliwe
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wazaliwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zaliwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizaliwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezaliwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezaliwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizaliwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizaliwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazaliwa
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twazaliwa
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| 2nd person
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wazaliwa
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mwazaliwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azaliwa
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wazaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazaliwa
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yazaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazaliwa
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yazaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazaliwa
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vyazaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazaliwa
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zazaliwa
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| u(XI)
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wazaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazaliwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezaliwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazaliwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazaliwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizaliwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozaliwa
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| Consecutive
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kazaliwa / positive subject concord + -kazaliwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazaliwe
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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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-nizaliwa
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-tuzaliwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzaliwa
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-wazaliwa/-kuzaliweni/-wazaliweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzaliwa
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-wazaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzaliwa
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-izaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizaliwa
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-yazaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizaliwa
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-vizaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izaliwa
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-zizaliwa
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| u(XI)
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-uzaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzaliwa
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| Reflexive
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-jizaliwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zaliwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zaliwaye
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-zaliwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zaliwao
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-zaliwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zaliwalo
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-zaliwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zaliwacho
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-zaliwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zaliwayo
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-zaliwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zaliwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zaliwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zaliwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zaliwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zaliwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezaliwa
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-ozaliwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozaliwa
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-yozaliwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozaliwa
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-yozaliwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozaliwa
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-vyozaliwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozaliwa
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-zozaliwa
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| u(XI)
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-ozaliwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozaliwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozaliwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozaliwa
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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