Swahili
Etymology
Compare with Chichewa -mwera.
Pronunciation
Verb
-nywea (infinitive kunywea)
- Applicative form of -nywa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nywea
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| Positive present
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-nanywea
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| Subjunctive
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-nywee
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| Negative
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-nywei
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| Imperative singular
|
nywea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kunywea
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| Negative
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kutonywea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
nywea
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| Plural
|
nyweeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunywea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linywea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunywea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanywea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanywea/nanywea
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tunanywea
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| 2nd person
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unanywea
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mnanywea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananywea
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wananywea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanywea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinywei
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hatunywei
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| 2nd person
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hunywei
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hamnywei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanywei
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hawanywei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nywei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanywea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanywea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninywee
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tunywee
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| 2nd person
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unywee
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mnywee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anywee
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wanywee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nywee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinywee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenywea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenywea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinywea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinywea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanywea
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twanywea
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| 2nd person
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wanywea
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mwanywea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anywea
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wanywea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanywea
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yanywea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanywea
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yanywea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanywea
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vyanywea
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| n(IX/X)
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yanywea
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zanywea
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| u(XI)
|
wanywea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanywea
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| pa(XVI)
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panywea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanywea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menywea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanywea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janywea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinywea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponywea
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| Consecutive
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kanywea / positive subject concord + -kanywea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanywee
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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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-ninywea
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-tunywea
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| 2nd person
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-kunywea
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-wanywea/-kunyweeni/-wanyweeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnywea
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-wanywea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unywea
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-inywea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linywea
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-yanywea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinywea
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-vinywea
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| n(IX/X)
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-inywea
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-zinywea
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| u(XI)
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-unywea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunywea
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| pa(XVI)
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-panywea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munywea
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| Reflexive
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-jinywea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyweaye
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-nyweao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyweao
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-nyweayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nywealo
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-nyweayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyweacho
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-nyweavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyweayo
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-nyweazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyweao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyweako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyweapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyweamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nywea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenywea
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-onywea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onywea
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-yonywea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonywea
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-yonywea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonywea
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-vyonywea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonywea
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-zonywea
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| u(XI)
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-onywea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konywea
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponywea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monywea
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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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