Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zunguka (infinitive kuzunguka)
- to go around, circle, surround
- to wander about, to loiter
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zunguka
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| Positive present
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-nazunguka
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| Subjunctive
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-zunguke
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| Negative
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-zunguki
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| Imperative singular
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zunguka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zunguka
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| Plural
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zungukeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzunguka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizunguka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzunguka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazunguka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazunguka/nazunguka
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tunazunguka
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| 2nd person
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unazunguka
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mnazunguka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazunguka
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wanazunguka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazunguka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zunguki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizunguki
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hatuzunguki
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| 2nd person
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huzunguki
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hamzunguki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazunguki
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hawazunguki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zunguki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazunguka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazunguka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zunguke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizunguke
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tuzunguke
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| 2nd person
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uzunguke
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mzunguke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azunguke
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wazunguke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zunguke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizunguke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezunguka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezunguka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizunguka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizunguka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azunguka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazunguka
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twazunguka
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| 2nd person
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wazunguka
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mwazunguka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azunguka
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wazunguka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazunguka
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yazunguka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazunguka
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yazunguka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazunguka
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vyazunguka
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| n(IX/X)
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yazunguka
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zazunguka
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| u(XI)
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wazunguka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazunguka
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| pa(XVI)
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pazunguka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazunguka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezunguka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazunguka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazunguka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizunguka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozunguka
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| Consecutive
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kazunguka / positive subject concord + -kazunguka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazunguke
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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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-nizunguka
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-tuzunguka
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| 2nd person
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-kuzunguka
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-wazunguka/-kuzungukeni/-wazungukeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzunguka
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-wazunguka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzunguka
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-izunguka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizunguka
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-yazunguka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizunguka
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-vizunguka
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| n(IX/X)
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-izunguka
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-zizunguka
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| u(XI)
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-uzunguka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzunguka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazunguka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzunguka
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| Reflexive
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-jizunguka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zunguka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zungukaye
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-zungukao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zungukao
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-zungukayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zungukalo
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-zungukayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zungukacho
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-zungukavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zungukayo
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-zungukazo
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| u(XI)
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-zungukao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zungukako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zungukapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zungukamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zunguka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezunguka
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-ozunguka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozunguka
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-yozunguka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozunguka
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-yozunguka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozunguka
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-vyozunguka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozunguka
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-zozunguka
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| u(XI)
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-ozunguka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozunguka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozunguka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozunguka
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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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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -zungukia
- Causative: -zungukisha
- Passive: -zungukwa