Swahili
Verb
-funzwa (infinitive kufunzwa)
- Passive form of -funza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -funzwa
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| Positive present
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-nafunzwa
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| Subjunctive
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-funzwe
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| Negative
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-funzwi
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| Imperative singular
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funzwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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funzwa
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| Plural
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funzweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufunzwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifunzwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufunzwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafunzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafunzwa/nafunzwa
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tunafunzwa
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| 2nd person
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unafunzwa
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mnafunzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafunzwa
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wanafunzwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafunzwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -funzwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifunzwi
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hatufunzwi
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| 2nd person
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hufunzwi
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hamfunzwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafunzwi
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hawafunzwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -funzwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafunzwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafunzwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funzwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifunzwe
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tufunzwe
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| 2nd person
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ufunzwe
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mfunzwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afunzwe
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wafunzwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -funzwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifunzwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefunzwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefunzwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifunzwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifunzwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afunzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafunzwa
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twafunzwa
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| 2nd person
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wafunzwa
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mwafunzwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afunzwa
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wafunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafunzwa
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yafunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafunzwa
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yafunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafunzwa
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vyafunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafunzwa
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zafunzwa
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| u(XI)
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wafunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafunzwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefunzwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafunzwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafunzwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifunzwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofunzwa
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| Consecutive
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kafunzwa / positive subject concord + -kafunzwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafunzwe
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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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-nifunzwa
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-tufunzwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufunzwa
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-wafunzwa/-kufunzweni/-wafunzweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfunzwa
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-wafunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufunzwa
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-ifunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifunzwa
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-yafunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifunzwa
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-vifunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifunzwa
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-zifunzwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufunzwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifunzwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -funzwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-funzwaye
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-funzwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-funzwao
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-funzwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-funzwalo
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-funzwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-funzwacho
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-funzwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-funzwayo
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-funzwazo
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| u(XI)
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-funzwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-funzwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-funzwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-funzwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -funzwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefunzwa
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-ofunzwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofunzwa
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-yofunzwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofunzwa
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-yofunzwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofunzwa
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-vyofunzwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofunzwa
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-zofunzwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofunzwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofunzwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofunzwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofunzwa
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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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