Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zungumzwa (infinitive kuzungumzwa)
- Passive form of -zungumza: to be spoken to
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zungumzwa
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| Positive present
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-nazungumzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zungumzwe
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| Negative
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-zungumzwi
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| Imperative singular
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zungumzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zungumzwa
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| Plural
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zungumzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzungumzwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizungumzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzungumzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazungumzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazungumzwa/nazungumzwa
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tunazungumzwa
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| 2nd person
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unazungumzwa
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mnazungumzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazungumzwa
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wanazungumzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazungumzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zungumzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizungumzwi
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hatuzungumzwi
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| 2nd person
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huzungumzwi
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hamzungumzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazungumzwi
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hawazungumzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zungumzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazungumzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazungumzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zungumzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizungumzwe
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tuzungumzwe
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| 2nd person
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uzungumzwe
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mzungumzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azungumzwe
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wazungumzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zungumzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizungumzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezungumzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezungumzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizungumzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizungumzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azungumzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazungumzwa
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twazungumzwa
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| 2nd person
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wazungumzwa
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mwazungumzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azungumzwa
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wazungumzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazungumzwa
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yazungumzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazungumzwa
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yazungumzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazungumzwa
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vyazungumzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazungumzwa
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zazungumzwa
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| u(XI)
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wazungumzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazungumzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazungumzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazungumzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezungumzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazungumzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazungumzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizungumzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozungumzwa
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| Consecutive
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kazungumzwa / positive subject concord + -kazungumzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazungumzwe
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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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-nizungumzwa
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-tuzungumzwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzungumzwa
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-wazungumzwa/-kuzungumzweni/-wazungumzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzungumzwa
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-wazungumzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzungumzwa
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-izungumzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizungumzwa
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-yazungumzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizungumzwa
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-vizungumzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izungumzwa
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-zizungumzwa
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| u(XI)
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-uzungumzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzungumzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazungumzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzungumzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jizungumzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zungumzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zungumzwaye
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-zungumzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zungumzwao
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-zungumzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zungumzwalo
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-zungumzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zungumzwacho
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-zungumzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zungumzwayo
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-zungumzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zungumzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zungumzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zungumzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zungumzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zungumzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezungumzwa
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-ozungumzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozungumzwa
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-yozungumzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozungumzwa
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-yozungumzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozungumzwa
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-vyozungumzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozungumzwa
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-zozungumzwa
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| u(XI)
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-ozungumzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozungumzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozungumzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozungumzwa
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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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