Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-buruta (infinitive kuburuta)
- alternative form of -burura
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -buruta
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| Positive present
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-naburuta
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| Subjunctive
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-burute
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| Negative
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-buruti
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| Imperative singular
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buruta
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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buruta
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| Plural
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buruteni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huburuta
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liburuta
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuburuta
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naburuta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaburuta/naburuta
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tunaburuta
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| 2nd person
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unaburuta
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mnaburuta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaburuta
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wanaburuta
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naburuta
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -buruti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siburuti
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hatuburuti
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| 2nd person
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huburuti
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hamburuti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haburuti
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hawaburuti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -buruti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taburuta
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taburuta
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -burute)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niburute
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tuburute
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| 2nd person
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uburute
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mburute
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aburute
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waburute
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -burute
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siburute
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeburuta
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeburuta
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliburuta
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliburuta
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aburuta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naburuta
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twaburuta
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| 2nd person
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waburuta
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mwaburuta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aburuta
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waburuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waburuta
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yaburuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laburuta
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yaburuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaburuta
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vyaburuta
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| n(IX/X)
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yaburuta
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zaburuta
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| u(XI)
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waburuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaburuta
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| pa(XVI)
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paburuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaburuta
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meburuta
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaburuta
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaburuta
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiburuta
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoburuta
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| Consecutive
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kaburuta / positive subject concord + -kaburuta
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaburute
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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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-niburuta
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-tuburuta
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| 2nd person
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-kuburuta
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-waburuta/-kuburuteni/-waburuteni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mburuta
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-waburuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uburuta
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-iburuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liburuta
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-yaburuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiburuta
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-viburuta
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| n(IX/X)
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-iburuta
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-ziburuta
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| u(XI)
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-uburuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuburuta
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| pa(XVI)
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-paburuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muburuta
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| Reflexive
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-jiburuta
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -buruta- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-burutaye
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-burutao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-burutao
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-burutayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-burutalo
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-burutayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-burutacho
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-burutavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-burutayo
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-burutazo
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| u(XI)
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-burutao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-burutako
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| pa(XVI)
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-burutapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-burutamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -buruta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeburuta
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-oburuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oburuta
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-yoburuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loburuta
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-yoburuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choburuta
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-vyoburuta
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoburuta
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-zoburuta
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| u(XI)
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-oburuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koburuta
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| pa(XVI)
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-poburuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moburuta
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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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