Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic هَدَى (hadā).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hidi (infinitive kuhidi)
- to convert, to lead aright
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hidi
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| Positive present
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-nahidi
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| Subjunctive
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-hidi
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| Negative
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-hidi
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| Imperative singular
|
hidi
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuhidi
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| Negative
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kutohidi
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hidi
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| Plural
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hidini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhidi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihidi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhidi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahidi/nahidi
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tunahidi
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| 2nd person
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unahidi
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mnahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahidi
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wanahidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahidi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihidi
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hatuhidi
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| 2nd person
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huhidi
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hamhidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahidi
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hawahidi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hidi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahidi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahidi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihidi
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tuhidi
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| 2nd person
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uhidi
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mhidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahidi
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wahidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hidi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihidi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehidi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehidi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihidi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihidi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahidi
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twahidi
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| 2nd person
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wahidi
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mwahidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ahidi
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wahidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wahidi
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yahidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahidi
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yahidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahidi
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vyahidi
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| n(IX/X)
|
yahidi
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zahidi
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| u(XI)
|
wahidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahidi
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| pa(XVI)
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pahidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahidi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehidi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahidi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahidi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihidi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohidi
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| Consecutive
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kahidi / positive subject concord + -kahidi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahidi
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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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-nihidi
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-tuhidi
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| 2nd person
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-kuhidi
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-wahidi/-kuhidini/-wahidini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhidi
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-wahidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhidi
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-ihidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihidi
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-yahidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihidi
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-vihidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihidi
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-zihidi
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| u(XI)
|
-uhidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhidi
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| Reflexive
|
-jihidi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hidi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hidiye
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-hidio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hidio
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-hidiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hidilo
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-hidiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hidicho
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-hidivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hidiyo
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-hidizo
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| u(XI)
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-hidio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hidiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hidipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hidimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehidi
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-ohidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohidi
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-yohidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohidi
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-yohidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohidi
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-vyohidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohidi
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-zohidi
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| u(XI)
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-ohidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohidi
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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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