| Conjugation of -zua
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| Positive present
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-nazua
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| Subjunctive
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-zue
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| Negative
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-zui
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| Imperative singular
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zua
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzua
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| Negative
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kutozua
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zua
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| Plural
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zueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazua/nazua
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tunazua
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| 2nd person
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unazua
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mnazua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazua
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wanazua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizui
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hatuzui
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| 2nd person
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huzui
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hamzui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazui
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hawazui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizue
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tuzue
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| 2nd person
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uzue
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mzue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azue
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wazue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazua
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twazua
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| 2nd person
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wazua
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mwazua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azua
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wazua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazua
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yazua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazua
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yazua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazua
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vyazua
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| n(IX/X)
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yazua
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zazua
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| u(XI)
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wazua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazua
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| pa(XVI)
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pazua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozua
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| Consecutive
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kazua / positive subject concord + -kazua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazue
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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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-nizua
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-tuzua
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| 2nd person
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-kuzua
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-wazua/-kuzueni/-wazueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzua
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-wazua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzua
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-izua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizua
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-yazua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizua
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-vizua
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| n(IX/X)
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-izua
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-zizua
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| u(XI)
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-uzua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzua
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| Reflexive
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-jizua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zuaye
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-zuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zuao
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-zuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zualo
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-zuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zuacho
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-zuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zuayo
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-zuazo
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| u(XI)
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-zuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezua
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-ozua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozua
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-yozua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozua
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-yozua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozua
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-vyozua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozua
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-zozua
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| u(XI)
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-ozua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozua
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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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