Swahili
Etymology
*-tala (“to look”) + -ama.
Pronunciation
Verb
-tazama (infinitive kutazama)
- to look, to watch
- to inspect, investigate, examine
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tazama
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| Positive present
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-natazama
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| Subjunctive
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-tazame
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| Negative
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-tazami
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| Imperative singular
|
tazama
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tazama
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| Plural
|
tazameni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutazama
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litazama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutazama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatazama/natazama
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tunatazama
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| 2nd person
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unatazama
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mnatazama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatazama
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wanatazama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natazama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitazami
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hatutazami
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| 2nd person
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hutazami
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hamtazami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatazami
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hawatazami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tazami
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatazama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatazama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitazame
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tutazame
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| 2nd person
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utazame
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mtazame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atazame
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watazame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tazame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitazame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetazama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetazama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitazama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitazama
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natazama
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twatazama
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| 2nd person
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watazama
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mwatazama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atazama
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watazama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watazama
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yatazama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latazama
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yatazama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatazama
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vyatazama
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| n(IX/X)
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yatazama
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zatazama
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| u(XI)
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watazama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatazama
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| pa(XVI)
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patazama
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatazama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metazama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatazama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatazama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitazama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotazama
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| Consecutive
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katazama / positive subject concord + -katazama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katazame
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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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-nitazama
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-tutazama
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| 2nd person
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-kutazama
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-watazama/-kutazameni/-watazameni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtazama
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-watazama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utazama
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-itazama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litazama
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-yatazama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitazama
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-vitazama
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| n(IX/X)
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-itazama
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-zitazama
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| u(XI)
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-utazama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutazama
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| pa(XVI)
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-patazama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutazama
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| Reflexive
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-jitazama
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazama- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tazamaye
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-tazamao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tazamao
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-tazamayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tazamalo
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-tazamayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tazamacho
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-tazamavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tazamayo
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-tazamazo
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| u(XI)
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-tazamao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tazamako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tazamapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tazamamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetazama
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-otazama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otazama
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-yotazama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotazama
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-yotazama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotazama
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-vyotazama
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotazama
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-zotazama
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| u(XI)
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-otazama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotazama
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| pa(XVI)
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-potazama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motazama
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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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Derived terms