| Conjugation of -zoa
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| Positive present
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-nazoa
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| Subjunctive
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-zoe
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| Negative
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-zoi
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| Imperative singular
|
zoa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzoa
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| Negative
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kutozoa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zoa
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| Plural
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zoeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzoa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizoa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzoa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazoa/nazoa
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tunazoa
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| 2nd person
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unazoa
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mnazoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazoa
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wanazoa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazoa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zoi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizoi
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hatuzoi
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| 2nd person
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huzoi
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hamzoi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazoi
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hawazoi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zoi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazoa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazoa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zoe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizoe
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tuzoe
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| 2nd person
|
uzoe
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mzoe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azoe
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wazoe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zoe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizoe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezoa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezoa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizoa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizoa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazoa
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twazoa
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| 2nd person
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wazoa
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mwazoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azoa
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wazoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazoa
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yazoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazoa
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yazoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazoa
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vyazoa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazoa
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zazoa
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| u(XI)
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wazoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazoa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazoa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazoa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezoa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazoa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazoa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizoa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozoa
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| Consecutive
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kazoa / positive subject concord + -kazoa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazoe
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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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-nizoa
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-tuzoa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzoa
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-wazoa/-kuzoeni/-wazoeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzoa
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-wazoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzoa
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-izoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizoa
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-yazoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizoa
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-vizoa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izoa
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-zizoa
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| u(XI)
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-uzoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzoa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazoa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzoa
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| Reflexive
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-jizoa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zoa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zoaye
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-zoao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zoao
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-zoayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zoalo
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-zoayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zoacho
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-zoavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zoayo
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-zoazo
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| u(XI)
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-zoao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zoako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zoapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zoamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezoa
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-ozoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozoa
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-yozoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozoa
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-yozoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozoa
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-vyozoa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozoa
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-zozoa
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| u(XI)
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-ozoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozoa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozoa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozoa
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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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