Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zimika (infinitive kuzimika)
- Stative form of -zima
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zimika
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| Positive present
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-nazimika
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| Subjunctive
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-zimike
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| Negative
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-zimiki
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| Imperative singular
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zimika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zimika
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| Plural
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zimikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzimika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizimika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzimika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazimika/nazimika
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tunazimika
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| 2nd person
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unazimika
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mnazimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazimika
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wanazimika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazimika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizimiki
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hatuzimiki
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| 2nd person
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huzimiki
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hamzimiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazimiki
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hawazimiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zimiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazimika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazimika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizimike
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tuzimike
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| 2nd person
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uzimike
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mzimike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimike
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wazimike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zimike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizimike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezimika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezimika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizimika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizimika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazimika
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twazimika
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| 2nd person
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wazimika
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mwazimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimika
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wazimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazimika
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yazimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazimika
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yazimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazimika
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vyazimika
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| n(IX/X)
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yazimika
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zazimika
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| u(XI)
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wazimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazimika
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| pa(XVI)
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pazimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazimika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezimika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazimika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazimika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizimika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozimika
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| Consecutive
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kazimika / positive subject concord + -kazimika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazimike
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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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-nizimika
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-tuzimika
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| 2nd person
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-kuzimika
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-wazimika/-kuzimikeni/-wazimikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzimika
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-wazimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzimika
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-izimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizimika
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-yazimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizimika
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-vizimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-izimika
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-zizimika
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| u(XI)
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-uzimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzimika
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| Reflexive
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-jizimika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zimikaye
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-zimikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zimikao
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-zimikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zimikalo
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-zimikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zimikacho
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-zimikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zimikayo
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-zimikazo
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| u(XI)
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-zimikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zimikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zimikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zimikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezimika
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-ozimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozimika
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-yozimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozimika
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-yozimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozimika
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-vyozimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozimika
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-zozimika
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| u(XI)
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-ozimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozimika
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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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