Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ibwa (infinitive kuibwa)
- Passive form of -iba: to be stolen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ibwa
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| Positive present
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-naibwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ibwe
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| Negative
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-ibwi
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| Imperative singular
|
ibwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuibwa
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| Negative
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kutoibwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ibwa
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| Plural
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ibweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huibwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liibwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuibwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaibwa/naibwa
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tunaibwa
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| 2nd person
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unaibwa
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mnaibwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaibwa
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wanaibwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naibwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ibwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siibwi
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hatuibwi
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| 2nd person
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huibwi
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hamwibwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haibwi
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hawaibwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ibwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taibwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taibwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ibwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niibwe
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tuibwe
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| 2nd person
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uibwe
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mwibwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aibwe
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waibwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ibwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siibwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeibwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeibwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliibwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliibwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naibwa
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twaibwa
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| 2nd person
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waibwa
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mwaibwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aibwa
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waibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waibwa
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yaibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laibwa
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yaibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaibwa
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vyaibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaibwa
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zaibwa
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| u(XI)
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waibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaibwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meibwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaibwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaibwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiibwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoibwa
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| Consecutive
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kaibwa / positive subject concord + -kaibwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaibwe
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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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-niibwa
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-tuibwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuibwa
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-waibwa/-kuibweni/-waibweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwibwa
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-waibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uibwa
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-iibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liibwa
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-yaibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiibwa
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-viibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iibwa
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-ziibwa
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| u(XI)
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-uibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muibwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiibwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ibwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ibwaye
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-ibwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ibwao
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-ibwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ibwalo
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-ibwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ibwacho
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-ibwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibwayo
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-ibwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ibwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ibwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ibwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ibwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ibwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeibwa
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-oibwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oibwa
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-yoibwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loibwa
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-yoibwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choibwa
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-vyoibwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoibwa
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-zoibwa
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| u(XI)
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-oibwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koibwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poibwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moibwa
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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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