Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zimia (infinitive kuzimia)
- Applicative form of -zima
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zimia
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| Positive present
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-nazimia
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| Subjunctive
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-zimie
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| Negative
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-zimii
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| Imperative singular
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zimia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzimia
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| Negative
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kutozimia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zimia
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| Plural
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zimieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzimia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizimia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzimia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazimia/nazimia
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tunazimia
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| 2nd person
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unazimia
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mnazimia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazimia
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wanazimia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazimia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizimii
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hatuzimii
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| 2nd person
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huzimii
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hamzimii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazimii
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hawazimii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zimii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazimia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazimia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizimie
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tuzimie
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| 2nd person
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uzimie
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mzimie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimie
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wazimie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zimie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizimie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezimia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezimia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizimia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizimia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazimia
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twazimia
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| 2nd person
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wazimia
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mwazimia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimia
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wazimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazimia
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yazimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazimia
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yazimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazimia
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vyazimia
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| n(IX/X)
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yazimia
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zazimia
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| u(XI)
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wazimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazimia
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| pa(XVI)
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pazimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazimia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezimia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazimia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazimia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizimia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozimia
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| Consecutive
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kazimia / positive subject concord + -kazimia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazimie
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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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-nizimia
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-tuzimia
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| 2nd person
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-kuzimia
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-wazimia/-kuzimieni/-wazimieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzimia
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-wazimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzimia
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-izimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizimia
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-yazimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizimia
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-vizimia
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| n(IX/X)
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-izimia
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-zizimia
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| u(XI)
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-uzimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzimia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzimia
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| Reflexive
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-jizimia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zimiaye
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-zimiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zimiao
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-zimiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zimialo
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-zimiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zimiacho
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-zimiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zimiayo
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-zimiazo
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| u(XI)
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-zimiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zimiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zimiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zimiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezimia
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-ozimia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozimia
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-yozimia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozimia
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-yozimia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozimia
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-vyozimia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozimia
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-zozimia
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| u(XI)
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-ozimia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozimia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozimia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozimia
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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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