Swahili
Verb
-zibwa (infinitive kuzibwa)
- Passive form of -ziba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zibwa
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| Positive present
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-nazibwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zibwe
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| Negative
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-zibwi
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| Imperative singular
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zibwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzibwa
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| Negative
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kutozibwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zibwa
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| Plural
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zibweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzibwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizibwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzibwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazibwa/nazibwa
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tunazibwa
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| 2nd person
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unazibwa
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mnazibwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazibwa
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wanazibwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazibwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zibwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizibwi
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hatuzibwi
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| 2nd person
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huzibwi
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hamzibwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazibwi
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hawazibwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zibwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazibwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazibwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zibwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizibwe
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tuzibwe
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| 2nd person
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uzibwe
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mzibwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azibwe
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wazibwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zibwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizibwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezibwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezibwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizibwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizibwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazibwa
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twazibwa
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| 2nd person
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wazibwa
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mwazibwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azibwa
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wazibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazibwa
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yazibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazibwa
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yazibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazibwa
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vyazibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yazibwa
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zazibwa
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| u(XI)
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wazibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pazibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazibwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezibwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazibwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazibwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizibwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozibwa
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| Consecutive
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kazibwa / positive subject concord + -kazibwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazibwe
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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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-nizibwa
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-tuzibwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuzibwa
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-wazibwa/-kuzibweni/-wazibweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzibwa
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-wazibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzibwa
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-izibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizibwa
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-yazibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizibwa
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-vizibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izibwa
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-zizibwa
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| u(XI)
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-uzibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzibwa
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| Reflexive
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-jizibwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zibwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zibwaye
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-zibwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zibwao
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-zibwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zibwalo
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-zibwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zibwacho
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-zibwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zibwayo
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-zibwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zibwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zibwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zibwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zibwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezibwa
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-ozibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozibwa
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-yozibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozibwa
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-yozibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozibwa
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-vyozibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozibwa
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-zozibwa
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| u(XI)
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-ozibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozibwa
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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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