Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fichwa (infinitive kufichwa)
- Passive form of -ficha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fichwa
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| Positive present
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-nafichwa
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| Subjunctive
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-fichwe
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| Negative
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-fichwi
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| Imperative singular
|
fichwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fichwa
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| Plural
|
fichweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufichwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifichwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufichwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafichwa/nafichwa
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tunafichwa
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| 2nd person
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unafichwa
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mnafichwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafichwa
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wanafichwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafichwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifichwi
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hatufichwi
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| 2nd person
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hufichwi
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hamfichwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafichwi
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hawafichwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fichwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafichwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafichwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifichwe
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tufichwe
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| 2nd person
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ufichwe
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mfichwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichwe
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wafichwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fichwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifichwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefichwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefichwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifichwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifichwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafichwa
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twafichwa
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| 2nd person
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wafichwa
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mwafichwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichwa
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wafichwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafichwa
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yafichwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafichwa
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yafichwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafichwa
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vyafichwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yafichwa
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zafichwa
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| u(XI)
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wafichwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafichwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pafichwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafichwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefichwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafichwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafichwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifichwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofichwa
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| Consecutive
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kafichwa / positive subject concord + -kafichwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafichwe
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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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-nifichwa
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-tufichwa
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| 2nd person
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-kufichwa
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-wafichwa/-kufichweni/-wafichweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfichwa
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-wafichwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufichwa
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-ifichwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifichwa
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-yafichwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifichwa
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-vifichwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifichwa
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-zifichwa
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| u(XI)
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-ufichwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufichwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafichwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufichwa
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| Reflexive
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-jifichwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fichwaye
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-fichwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fichwao
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-fichwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fichwalo
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-fichwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fichwacho
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-fichwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fichwayo
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-fichwazo
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| u(XI)
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-fichwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fichwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fichwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fichwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefichwa
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-ofichwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofichwa
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-yofichwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofichwa
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-yofichwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofichwa
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-vyofichwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofichwa
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-zofichwa
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| u(XI)
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-ofichwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofichwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofichwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofichwa
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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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