Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tazamiwa (infinitive kutazamiwa)
- Passive form of -tazama: to be inspected
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tazamiwa
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| Positive present
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-natazamiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tazamiwe
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| Negative
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-tazamiwi
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| Imperative singular
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tazamiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tazamiwa
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| Plural
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tazamiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutazamiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litazamiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutazamiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatazamiwa/natazamiwa
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tunatazamiwa
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| 2nd person
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unatazamiwa
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mnatazamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatazamiwa
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wanatazamiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natazamiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazamiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitazamiwi
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hatutazamiwi
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| 2nd person
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hutazamiwi
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hamtazamiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatazamiwi
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hawatazamiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tazamiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatazamiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatazamiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazamiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitazamiwe
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tutazamiwe
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| 2nd person
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utazamiwe
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mtazamiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atazamiwe
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watazamiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tazamiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitazamiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetazamiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetazamiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitazamiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitazamiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natazamiwa
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twatazamiwa
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| 2nd person
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watazamiwa
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mwatazamiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atazamiwa
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watazamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watazamiwa
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yatazamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latazamiwa
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yatazamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatazamiwa
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vyatazamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatazamiwa
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zatazamiwa
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| u(XI)
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watazamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatazamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patazamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatazamiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metazamiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatazamiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatazamiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitazamiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotazamiwa
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| Consecutive
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katazamiwa / positive subject concord + -katazamiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katazamiwe
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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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-nitazamiwa
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-tutazamiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutazamiwa
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-watazamiwa/-kutazamiweni/-watazamiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtazamiwa
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-watazamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utazamiwa
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-itazamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litazamiwa
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-yatazamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitazamiwa
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-vitazamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itazamiwa
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-zitazamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-utazamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutazamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patazamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutazamiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitazamiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazamiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tazamiwaye
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-tazamiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tazamiwao
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-tazamiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tazamiwalo
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-tazamiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tazamiwacho
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-tazamiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tazamiwayo
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-tazamiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tazamiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tazamiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tazamiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tazamiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazamiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetazamiwa
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-otazamiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otazamiwa
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-yotazamiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotazamiwa
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-yotazamiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotazamiwa
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-vyotazamiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotazamiwa
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-zotazamiwa
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| u(XI)
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-otazamiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotazamiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potazamiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motazamiwa
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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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