Swahili
Verb
-naswa (infinitive kunaswa)
- Passive form of -nasa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -naswa
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| Positive present
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-nanaswa
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| Subjunctive
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-naswe
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| Negative
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-naswi
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| Imperative singular
|
naswa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kunaswa
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| Negative
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kutonaswa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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naswa
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| Plural
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nasweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunaswa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linaswa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunaswa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanaswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanaswa/nanaswa
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tunanaswa
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| 2nd person
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unanaswa
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mnanaswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananaswa
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wananaswa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanaswa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -naswi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinaswi
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hatunaswi
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| 2nd person
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hunaswi
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hamnaswi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanaswi
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hawanaswi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -naswi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanaswa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanaswa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -naswe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaswe
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tunaswe
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| 2nd person
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unaswe
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mnaswe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaswe
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wanaswe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naswe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinaswe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenaswa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenaswa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinaswa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinaswa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anaswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanaswa
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twanaswa
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| 2nd person
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wanaswa
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mwanaswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaswa
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wanaswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanaswa
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yanaswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanaswa
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yanaswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanaswa
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vyanaswa
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| n(IX/X)
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yanaswa
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zanaswa
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| u(XI)
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wanaswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanaswa
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| pa(XVI)
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panaswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanaswa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menaswa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanaswa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janaswa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinaswa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponaswa
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| Consecutive
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kanaswa / positive subject concord + -kanaswa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanaswe
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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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-ninaswa
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-tunaswa
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| 2nd person
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-kunaswa
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-wanaswa/-kunasweni/-wanasweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnaswa
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-wanaswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unaswa
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-inaswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linaswa
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-yanaswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinaswa
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-vinaswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-inaswa
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-zinaswa
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| u(XI)
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-unaswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunaswa
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| pa(XVI)
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-panaswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munaswa
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| Reflexive
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-jinaswa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -naswa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-naswaye
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-naswao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-naswao
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-naswayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-naswalo
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-naswayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-naswacho
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-naswavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-naswayo
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-naswazo
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| u(XI)
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-naswao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-naswako
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| pa(XVI)
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-naswapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-naswamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -naswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenaswa
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-onaswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onaswa
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-yonaswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonaswa
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-yonaswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonaswa
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-vyonaswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonaswa
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-zonaswa
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| u(XI)
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-onaswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konaswa
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponaswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monaswa
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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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