Swahili
Verb
-tafutia (infinitive kutafutia)
- Applicative form of -tafuta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafutia
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| Positive present
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-natafutia
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| Subjunctive
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-tafutie
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| Negative
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-tafutii
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| Imperative singular
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tafutia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafutia
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| Plural
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tafutieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafutia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafutia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafutia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafutia/natafutia
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tunatafutia
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| 2nd person
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unatafutia
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mnatafutia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafutia
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wanatafutia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafutia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafutii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafutii
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hatutafutii
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| 2nd person
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hutafutii
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hamtafutii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafutii
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hawatafutii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafutii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafutia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafutia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafutie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafutie
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tutafutie
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| 2nd person
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utafutie
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mtafutie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutie
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watafutie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafutie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafutie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafutia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafutia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafutia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafutia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafutia
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twatafutia
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| 2nd person
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watafutia
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mwatafutia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutia
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watafutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafutia
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yatafutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafutia
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yatafutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafutia
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vyatafutia
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafutia
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zatafutia
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| u(XI)
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watafutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafutia
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| pa(XVI)
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patafutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafutia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafutia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafutia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafutia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafutia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafutia
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| Consecutive
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katafutia / positive subject concord + -katafutia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafutie
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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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-nitafutia
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-tutafutia
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| 2nd person
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-kutafutia
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-watafutia/-kutafutieni/-watafutieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafutia
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-watafutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafutia
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-itafutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafutia
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-yatafutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafutia
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-vitafutia
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafutia
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-zitafutia
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| u(XI)
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-utafutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafutia
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafutia
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| Reflexive
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-jitafutia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafutia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafutiaye
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-tafutiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafutiao
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-tafutiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafutialo
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-tafutiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafutiacho
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-tafutiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafutiayo
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-tafutiazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafutiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafutiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafutiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafutiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafutia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafutia
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-otafutia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafutia
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-yotafutia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafutia
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-yotafutia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafutia
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-vyotafutia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafutia
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-zotafutia
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| u(XI)
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-otafutia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafutia
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafutia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafutia
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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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