Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pimwa (infinitive kupimwa)
- Passive form of -pima: to be examined
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pimwa
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| Positive present
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-napimwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pimwe
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| Negative
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-pimwi
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| Imperative singular
|
pimwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupimwa
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| Negative
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kutopimwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pimwa
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| Plural
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pimweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupimwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipimwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupimwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapimwa/napimwa
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tunapimwa
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| 2nd person
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unapimwa
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mnapimwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapimwa
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wanapimwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napimwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipimwi
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hatupimwi
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| 2nd person
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hupimwi
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hampimwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapimwi
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hawapimwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pimwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapimwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapimwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pimwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipimwe
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tupimwe
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| 2nd person
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upimwe
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mpimwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apimwe
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wapimwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pimwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipimwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepimwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepimwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipimwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipimwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napimwa
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twapimwa
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| 2nd person
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wapimwa
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mwapimwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apimwa
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wapimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapimwa
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yapimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapimwa
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yapimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapimwa
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vyapimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapimwa
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zapimwa
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| u(XI)
|
wapimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapimwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
papimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapimwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepimwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapimwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japimwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipimwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopimwa
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| Consecutive
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kapimwa / positive subject concord + -kapimwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapimwe
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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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-nipimwa
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-tupimwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupimwa
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-wapimwa/-kupimweni/-wapimweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpimwa
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-wapimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upimwa
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-ipimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipimwa
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-yapimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipimwa
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-vipimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipimwa
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-zipimwa
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| u(XI)
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-upimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupimwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupimwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipimwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pimwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pimwaye
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-pimwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pimwao
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-pimwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pimwalo
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-pimwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pimwacho
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-pimwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pimwayo
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-pimwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pimwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pimwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pimwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pimwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pimwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepimwa
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-opimwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opimwa
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-yopimwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopimwa
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-yopimwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopimwa
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-vyopimwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopimwa
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-zopimwa
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| u(XI)
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-opimwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopimwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-popimwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopimwa
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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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