Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zungumza (infinitive kuzungumza)
- to talk
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zungumza
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| Positive present
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-nazungumza
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| Subjunctive
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-zungumze
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| Negative
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-zungumzi
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| Imperative singular
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zungumza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zungumza
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| Plural
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zungumzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzungumza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizungumza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzungumza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungumza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazungumza/nazungumza
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tunazungumza
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| 2nd person
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unazungumza
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mnazungumza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazungumza
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wanazungumza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazungumza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungumzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizungumzi
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hatuzungumzi
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| 2nd person
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huzungumzi
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hamzungumzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazungumzi
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hawazungumzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zungumzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazungumza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazungumza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungumze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizungumze
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tuzungumze
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| 2nd person
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uzungumze
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mzungumze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azungumze
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wazungumze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zungumze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizungumze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezungumza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezungumza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizungumza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizungumza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungumza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazungumza
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twazungumza
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| 2nd person
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wazungumza
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mwazungumza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azungumza
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wazungumza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazungumza
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yazungumza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazungumza
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yazungumza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazungumza
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vyazungumza
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| n(IX/X)
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yazungumza
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zazungumza
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| u(XI)
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wazungumza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazungumza
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| pa(XVI)
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pazungumza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazungumza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezungumza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazungumza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazungumza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizungumza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozungumza
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| Consecutive
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kazungumza / positive subject concord + -kazungumza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazungumze
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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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-nizungumza
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-tuzungumza
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| 2nd person
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-kuzungumza
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-wazungumza/-kuzungumzeni/-wazungumzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzungumza
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-wazungumza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzungumza
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-izungumza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizungumza
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-yazungumza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizungumza
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-vizungumza
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| n(IX/X)
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-izungumza
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-zizungumza
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| u(XI)
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-uzungumza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzungumza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazungumza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzungumza
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| Reflexive
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-jizungumza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungumza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zungumzaye
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-zungumzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zungumzao
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-zungumzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zungumzalo
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-zungumzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zungumzacho
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-zungumzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zungumzayo
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-zungumzazo
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| u(XI)
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-zungumzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zungumzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zungumzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zungumzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungumza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezungumza
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-ozungumza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozungumza
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-yozungumza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozungumza
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-yozungumza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozungumza
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-vyozungumza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozungumza
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-zozungumza
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| u(XI)
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-ozungumza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozungumza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozungumza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozungumza
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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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