Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ibia (infinitive kuibia)
- Applicative form of -iba: to steal from, to plagiarize from
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ibia
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| Positive present
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-naibia
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| Subjunctive
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-ibie
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| Negative
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-ibii
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| Imperative singular
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ibia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuibia
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| Negative
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kutoibia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ibia
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| Plural
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ibieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huibia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liibia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuibia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaibia/naibia
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tunaibia
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| 2nd person
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unaibia
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mnaibia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaibia
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wanaibia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naibia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siibii
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hatuibii
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| 2nd person
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huibii
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hamwibii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haibii
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hawaibii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ibii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taibia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taibia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niibie
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tuibie
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| 2nd person
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uibie
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mwibie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aibie
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waibie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ibie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siibie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeibia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeibia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliibia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliibia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naibia
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twaibia
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| 2nd person
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waibia
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mwaibia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aibia
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waibia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waibia
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yaibia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laibia
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yaibia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaibia
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vyaibia
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| n(IX/X)
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yaibia
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zaibia
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| u(XI)
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waibia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaibia
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| pa(XVI)
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paibia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaibia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meibia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaibia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaibia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiibia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoibia
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| Consecutive
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kaibia / positive subject concord + -kaibia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaibie
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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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-niibia
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-tuibia
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| 2nd person
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-kuibia
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-waibia/-kuibieni/-waibieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwibia
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-waibia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uibia
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-iibia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liibia
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-yaibia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiibia
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-viibia
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| n(IX/X)
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-iibia
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-ziibia
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| u(XI)
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-uibia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuibia
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| pa(XVI)
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-paibia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muibia
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| Reflexive
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-jiibia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ibiaye
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-ibiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ibiao
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-ibiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ibialo
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-ibiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ibiacho
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-ibiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibiayo
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-ibiazo
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| u(XI)
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-ibiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ibiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ibiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ibiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeibia
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-oibia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oibia
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-yoibia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loibia
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-yoibia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choibia
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-vyoibia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoibia
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-zoibia
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| u(XI)
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-oibia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koibia
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| pa(XVI)
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-poibia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moibia
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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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