Swahili
Verb
-bwagwa (infinitive kubwagwa)
- Passive form of -bwaga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bwagwa
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| Positive present
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-nabwagwa
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| Subjunctive
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-bwagwe
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| Negative
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-bwagwi
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| Imperative singular
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bwagwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bwagwa
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| Plural
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bwagweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubwagwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libwagwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubwagwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabwagwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabwagwa/nabwagwa
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tunabwagwa
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| 2nd person
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unabwagwa
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mnabwagwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabwagwa
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wanabwagwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabwagwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bwagwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibwagwi
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hatubwagwi
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| 2nd person
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hubwagwi
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hambwagwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habwagwi
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hawabwagwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bwagwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabwagwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabwagwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bwagwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibwagwe
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tubwagwe
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| 2nd person
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ubwagwe
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mbwagwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwagwe
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wabwagwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bwagwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibwagwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebwagwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebwagwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibwagwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibwagwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abwagwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabwagwa
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twabwagwa
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| 2nd person
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wabwagwa
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mwabwagwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwagwa
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wabwagwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabwagwa
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yabwagwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labwagwa
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yabwagwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabwagwa
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vyabwagwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yabwagwa
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zabwagwa
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| u(XI)
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wabwagwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabwagwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pabwagwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabwagwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebwagwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabwagwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabwagwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibwagwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobwagwa
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| Consecutive
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kabwagwa / positive subject concord + -kabwagwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabwagwe
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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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-nibwagwa
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-tubwagwa
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| 2nd person
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-kubwagwa
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-wabwagwa/-kubwagweni/-wabwagweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbwagwa
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-wabwagwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubwagwa
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-ibwagwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libwagwa
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-yabwagwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibwagwa
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-vibwagwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibwagwa
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-zibwagwa
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| u(XI)
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-ubwagwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubwagwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabwagwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubwagwa
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| Reflexive
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-jibwagwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bwagwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bwagwaye
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-bwagwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bwagwao
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-bwagwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bwagwalo
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-bwagwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bwagwacho
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-bwagwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bwagwayo
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-bwagwazo
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| u(XI)
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-bwagwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bwagwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bwagwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bwagwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bwagwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebwagwa
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-obwagwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obwagwa
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-yobwagwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobwagwa
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-yobwagwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobwagwa
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-vyobwagwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobwagwa
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-zobwagwa
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| u(XI)
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-obwagwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobwagwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobwagwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobwagwa
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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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