Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *piont-.
Pronunciation
Verb
-fyonza (infinitive kufyonza)
- to suck (instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling)
- to suck up, absorb
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fyonza
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| Positive present
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-nafyonza
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| Subjunctive
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-fyonze
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| Negative
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-fyonzi
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| Imperative singular
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fyonza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fyonza
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| Plural
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fyonzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufyonza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifyonza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufyonza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafyonza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafyonza/nafyonza
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tunafyonza
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| 2nd person
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unafyonza
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mnafyonza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafyonza
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wanafyonza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafyonza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fyonzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifyonzi
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hatufyonzi
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| 2nd person
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hufyonzi
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hamfyonzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafyonzi
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hawafyonzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fyonzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafyonza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafyonza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fyonze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifyonze
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tufyonze
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| 2nd person
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ufyonze
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mfyonze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afyonze
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wafyonze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fyonze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifyonze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefyonza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefyonza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifyonza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifyonza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afyonza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafyonza
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twafyonza
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| 2nd person
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wafyonza
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mwafyonza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afyonza
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wafyonza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafyonza
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yafyonza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafyonza
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yafyonza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafyonza
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vyafyonza
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| n(IX/X)
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yafyonza
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zafyonza
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| u(XI)
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wafyonza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafyonza
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| pa(XVI)
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pafyonza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafyonza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefyonza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafyonza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafyonza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifyonza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofyonza
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| Consecutive
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kafyonza / positive subject concord + -kafyonza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafyonze
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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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-nifyonza
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-tufyonza
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| 2nd person
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-kufyonza
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-wafyonza/-kufyonzeni/-wafyonzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfyonza
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-wafyonza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufyonza
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-ifyonza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifyonza
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-yafyonza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifyonza
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-vifyonza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifyonza
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-zifyonza
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| u(XI)
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-ufyonza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufyonza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafyonza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufyonza
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| Reflexive
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-jifyonza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fyonza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fyonzaye
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-fyonzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fyonzao
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-fyonzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fyonzalo
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-fyonzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fyonzacho
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-fyonzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fyonzayo
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-fyonzazo
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| u(XI)
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-fyonzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fyonzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fyonzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fyonzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fyonza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefyonza
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-ofyonza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofyonza
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-yofyonza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofyonza
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-yofyonza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofyonza
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-vyofyonza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofyonza
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-zofyonza
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| u(XI)
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-ofyonza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofyonza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofyonza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofyonza
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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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