Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zikwa (infinitive kuzikwa)
- Passive form of -zika: to be buried
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zikwa
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| Positive present
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-nazikwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zikwe
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| Negative
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-zikwi
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| Imperative singular
|
zikwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzikwa
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| Negative
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kutozikwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zikwa
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| Plural
|
zikweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzikwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizikwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzikwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazikwa/nazikwa
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tunazikwa
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| 2nd person
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unazikwa
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mnazikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazikwa
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wanazikwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazikwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zikwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizikwi
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hatuzikwi
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| 2nd person
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huzikwi
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hamzikwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazikwi
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hawazikwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zikwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazikwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazikwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zikwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizikwe
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tuzikwe
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| 2nd person
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uzikwe
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mzikwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azikwe
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wazikwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zikwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizikwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezikwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezikwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizikwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizikwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazikwa
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twazikwa
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| 2nd person
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wazikwa
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mwazikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azikwa
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wazikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazikwa
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yazikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazikwa
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yazikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazikwa
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vyazikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazikwa
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zazikwa
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| u(XI)
|
wazikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazikwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezikwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazikwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazikwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizikwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozikwa
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| Consecutive
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kazikwa / positive subject concord + -kazikwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazikwe
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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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-nizikwa
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-tuzikwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzikwa
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-wazikwa/-kuzikweni/-wazikweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzikwa
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-wazikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzikwa
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-izikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizikwa
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-yazikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizikwa
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-vizikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izikwa
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-zizikwa
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| u(XI)
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-uzikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzikwa
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| Reflexive
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-jizikwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zikwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zikwaye
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-zikwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zikwao
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-zikwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zikwalo
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-zikwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zikwacho
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-zikwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zikwayo
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-zikwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zikwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zikwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zikwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zikwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezikwa
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-ozikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozikwa
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-yozikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozikwa
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-yozikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozikwa
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-vyozikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozikwa
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-zozikwa
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| u(XI)
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-ozikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozikwa
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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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