Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zimwa (infinitive kuzimwa)
- Passive form of -zima
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zimwa
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| Positive present
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-nazimwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zimwe
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| Negative
|
-zimwi
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| Imperative singular
|
zimwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzimwa
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| Negative
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kutozimwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zimwa
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| Plural
|
zimweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzimwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizimwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzimwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazimwa/nazimwa
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tunazimwa
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| 2nd person
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unazimwa
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mnazimwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazimwa
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wanazimwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazimwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizimwi
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hatuzimwi
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| 2nd person
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huzimwi
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hamzimwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazimwi
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hawazimwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zimwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazimwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazimwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizimwe
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tuzimwe
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| 2nd person
|
uzimwe
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mzimwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimwe
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wazimwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zimwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizimwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezimwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezimwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizimwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizimwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazimwa
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twazimwa
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| 2nd person
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wazimwa
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mwazimwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azimwa
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wazimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazimwa
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yazimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazimwa
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yazimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazimwa
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vyazimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazimwa
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zazimwa
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| u(XI)
|
wazimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazimwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazimwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezimwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazimwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazimwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizimwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozimwa
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| Consecutive
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kazimwa / positive subject concord + -kazimwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazimwe
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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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-nizimwa
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-tuzimwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzimwa
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-wazimwa/-kuzimweni/-wazimweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzimwa
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-wazimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzimwa
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-izimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizimwa
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-yazimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizimwa
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-vizimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izimwa
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-zizimwa
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| u(XI)
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-uzimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzimwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzimwa
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| Reflexive
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-jizimwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zimwaye
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-zimwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zimwao
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-zimwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zimwalo
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-zimwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zimwacho
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-zimwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zimwayo
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-zimwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zimwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zimwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zimwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zimwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezimwa
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-ozimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozimwa
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-yozimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozimwa
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-yozimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozimwa
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-vyozimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozimwa
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-zozimwa
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| u(XI)
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-ozimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozimwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozimwa
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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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