Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَاهَدَ (ʕāhada).
Pronunciation
Verb
-ahidi (infinitive kuahidi)
- to promise, pledge, commit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ahidi
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| Positive present
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-naahidi
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| Subjunctive
|
-ahidi
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| Negative
|
-ahidi
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| Imperative singular
|
ahidi
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuahidi
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| Negative
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kutoahidi
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ahidi
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| Plural
|
ahidini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huahidi
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liahidi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuahidi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaahidi/naahidi
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tunaahidi
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| 2nd person
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unaahidi
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mnaahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaahidi
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wanaahidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naahidi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siahidi
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hatuahidi
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| 2nd person
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huahidi
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hamwahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haahidi
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hawaahidi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ahidi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taahidi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taahidi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niahidi
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tuahidi
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| 2nd person
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uahidi
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mwahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aahidi
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waahidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ahidi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siahidi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeahidi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeahidi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliahidi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliahidi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naahidi
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twaahidi
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| 2nd person
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waahidi
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mwaahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aahidi
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waahidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waahidi
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yaahidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laahidi
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yaahidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaahidi
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vyaahidi
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaahidi
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zaahidi
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| u(XI)
|
waahidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaahidi
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| pa(XVI)
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paahidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaahidi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meahidi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaahidi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaahidi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiahidi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoahidi
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| Consecutive
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kaahidi / positive subject concord + -kaahidi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaahidi
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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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-niahidi
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-tuahidi
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| 2nd person
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-kuahidi
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-waahidi/-kuahidini/-waahidini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwahidi
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-waahidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uahidi
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-iahidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liahidi
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-yaahidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiahidi
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-viahidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-iahidi
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-ziahidi
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| u(XI)
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-uahidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuahidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-paahidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muahidi
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| Reflexive
|
-jiahidi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ahidi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ahidiye
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-ahidio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ahidio
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-ahidiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ahidilo
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-ahidiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ahidicho
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-ahidivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ahidiyo
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-ahidizo
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| u(XI)
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-ahidio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ahidiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-ahidipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ahidimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeahidi
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-oahidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oahidi
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-yoahidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loahidi
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-yoahidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choahidi
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-vyoahidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoahidi
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-zoahidi
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| u(XI)
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-oahidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koahidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-poahidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moahidi
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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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Derived terms