Swahili
Verb
-ulizwa (infinitive kuulizwa)
- Passive form of -uliza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ulizwa
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| Positive present
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-naulizwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ulizwe
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| Negative
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-ulizwi
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| Imperative singular
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ulizwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ulizwa
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| Plural
|
ulizweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huulizwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liulizwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuulizwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naulizwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaulizwa/naulizwa
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tunaulizwa
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| 2nd person
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unaulizwa
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mnaulizwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaulizwa
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wanaulizwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naulizwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ulizwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siulizwi
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hatuulizwi
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| 2nd person
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huulizwi
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hamuulizwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haulizwi
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hawaulizwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ulizwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taulizwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taulizwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ulizwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niulizwe
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tuulizwe
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| 2nd person
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uulizwe
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muulizwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aulizwe
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waulizwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ulizwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siulizwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeulizwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeulizwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliulizwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliulizwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aulizwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naulizwa
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twaulizwa
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| 2nd person
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waulizwa
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mwaulizwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aulizwa
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waulizwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waulizwa
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yaulizwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laulizwa
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yaulizwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaulizwa
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vyaulizwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaulizwa
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zaulizwa
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| u(XI)
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waulizwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaulizwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paulizwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaulizwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meulizwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaulizwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaulizwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiulizwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoulizwa
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| Consecutive
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kaulizwa / positive subject concord + -kaulizwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaulizwe
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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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-niulizwa
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-tuulizwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuulizwa
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-waulizwa/-kuulizweni/-waulizweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muulizwa
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-waulizwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uulizwa
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-iulizwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liulizwa
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-yaulizwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiulizwa
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-viulizwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iulizwa
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-ziulizwa
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| u(XI)
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-uulizwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuulizwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paulizwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muulizwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiulizwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ulizwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ulizwaye
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-ulizwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulizwao
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-ulizwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ulizwalo
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-ulizwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ulizwacho
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-ulizwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ulizwayo
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-ulizwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ulizwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ulizwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ulizwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ulizwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ulizwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeulizwa
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-oulizwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oulizwa
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-youlizwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loulizwa
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-youlizwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choulizwa
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-vyoulizwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-youlizwa
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-zoulizwa
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| u(XI)
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-oulizwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koulizwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poulizwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moulizwa
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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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