Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-umiza (infinitive kuumiza)
- Causative form of -uma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -umiza
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| Positive present
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-naumiza
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| Subjunctive
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-umize
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| Negative
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-umizi
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| Imperative singular
|
umiza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuumiza
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| Negative
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kutoumiza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
umiza
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| Plural
|
umizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huumiza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liumiza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuumiza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaumiza/naumiza
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tunaumiza
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| 2nd person
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unaumiza
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mnaumiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaumiza
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wanaumiza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naumiza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -umizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siumizi
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hatuumizi
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| 2nd person
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huumizi
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hamuumizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haumizi
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hawaumizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -umizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taumiza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taumiza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niumize
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tuumize
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| 2nd person
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uumize
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muumize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aumize
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waumize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -umize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siumize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeumiza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeumiza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliumiza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliumiza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naumiza
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twaumiza
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| 2nd person
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waumiza
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mwaumiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aumiza
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waumiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waumiza
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yaumiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laumiza
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yaumiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaumiza
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vyaumiza
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| n(IX/X)
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yaumiza
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zaumiza
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| u(XI)
|
waumiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaumiza
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| pa(XVI)
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paumiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaumiza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meumiza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaumiza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaumiza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiumiza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoumiza
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| Consecutive
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kaumiza / positive subject concord + -kaumiza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaumize
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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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-niumiza
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-tuumiza
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| 2nd person
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-kuumiza
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-waumiza/-kuumizeni/-waumizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muumiza
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-waumiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uumiza
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-iumiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liumiza
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-yaumiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiumiza
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-viumiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iumiza
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-ziumiza
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| u(XI)
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-uumiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuumiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-paumiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muumiza
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| Reflexive
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-jiumiza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umiza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-umizaye
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-umizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umizao
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-umizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-umizalo
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-umizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-umizacho
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-umizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-umizayo
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-umizazo
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| u(XI)
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-umizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-umizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-umizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-umizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeumiza
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-oumiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oumiza
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-youmiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loumiza
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-youmiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choumiza
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-vyoumiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-youmiza
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-zoumiza
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| u(XI)
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-oumiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koumiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poumiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moumiza
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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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