Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bwata (infinitive kubwata)
- to babble, blather
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bwata
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| Positive present
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-nabwata
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| Subjunctive
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-bwate
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| Negative
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-bwati
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| Imperative singular
|
bwata
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubwata
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| Negative
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kutobwata
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bwata
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| Plural
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bwateni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubwata
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libwata
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubwata
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabwata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabwata/nabwata
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tunabwata
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| 2nd person
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unabwata
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mnabwata
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabwata
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wanabwata
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabwata
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bwati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibwati
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hatubwati
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| 2nd person
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hubwati
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hambwati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habwati
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hawabwati
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bwati
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabwata
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabwata
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bwate)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibwate
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tubwate
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| 2nd person
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ubwate
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mbwate
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwate
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wabwate
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bwate
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibwate
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebwata
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebwata
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibwata
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibwata
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abwata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabwata
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twabwata
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| 2nd person
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wabwata
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mwabwata
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwata
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wabwata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabwata
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yabwata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labwata
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yabwata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabwata
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vyabwata
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| n(IX/X)
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yabwata
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zabwata
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| u(XI)
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wabwata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabwata
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| pa(XVI)
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pabwata
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabwata
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebwata
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabwata
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabwata
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibwata
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobwata
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| Consecutive
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kabwata / positive subject concord + -kabwata
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabwate
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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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-nibwata
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-tubwata
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| 2nd person
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-kubwata
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-wabwata/-kubwateni/-wabwateni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbwata
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-wabwata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubwata
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-ibwata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libwata
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-yabwata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibwata
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-vibwata
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibwata
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-zibwata
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| u(XI)
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-ubwata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubwata
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabwata
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubwata
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| Reflexive
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-jibwata
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bwata- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bwataye
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-bwatao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bwatao
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-bwatayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bwatalo
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-bwatayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bwatacho
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-bwatavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bwatayo
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-bwatazo
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| u(XI)
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-bwatao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bwatako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bwatapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bwatamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bwata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebwata
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-obwata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obwata
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-yobwata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobwata
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-yobwata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobwata
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-vyobwata
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobwata
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-zobwata
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| u(XI)
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-obwata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobwata
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobwata
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobwata
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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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