Swahili
Verb
-menywa (infinitive kumenywa)
- Passive form of -menya
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -menywa
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| Positive present
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-namenywa
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| Subjunctive
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-menywe
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| Negative
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-menywi
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| Imperative singular
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menywa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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menywa
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| Plural
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menyweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humenywa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limenywa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumenywa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namenywa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninamenywa/namenywa
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tunamenywa
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| 2nd person
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unamenywa
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mnamenywa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamenywa
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wanamenywa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namenywa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -menywi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simenywi
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hatumenywi
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| 2nd person
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humenywi
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hammenywi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamenywi
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hawamenywi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -menywi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamenywa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamenywa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -menywe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimenywe
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tumenywe
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| 2nd person
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umenywe
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mmenywe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amenywe
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wamenywe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -menywe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simenywe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemenywa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemenywa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimenywa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimenywa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amenywa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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namenywa
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twamenywa
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| 2nd person
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wamenywa
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mwamenywa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amenywa
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wamenywa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wamenywa
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yamenywa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lamenywa
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yamenywa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chamenywa
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vyamenywa
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| n(IX/X)
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yamenywa
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zamenywa
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| u(XI)
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wamenywa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwamenywa
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| pa(XVI)
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pamenywa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwamenywa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memenywa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamenywa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamenywa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimenywa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomenywa
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| Consecutive
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kamenywa / positive subject concord + -kamenywa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamenywe
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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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-nimenywa
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-tumenywa
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| 2nd person
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-kumenywa
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-wamenywa/-kumenyweni/-wamenyweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmenywa
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-wamenywa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umenywa
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-imenywa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limenywa
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-yamenywa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimenywa
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-vimenywa
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| n(IX/X)
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-imenywa
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-zimenywa
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| u(XI)
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-umenywa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumenywa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pamenywa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumenywa
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| Reflexive
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-jimenywa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -menywa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-menywaye
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-menywao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-menywao
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-menywayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-menywalo
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-menywayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-menywacho
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-menywavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-menywayo
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-menywazo
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| u(XI)
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-menywao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-menywako
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| pa(XVI)
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-menywapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-menywamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -menywa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemenywa
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-omenywa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omenywa
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-yomenywa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomenywa
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-yomenywa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomenywa
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-vyomenywa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomenywa
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-zomenywa
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| u(XI)
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-omenywa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komenywa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomenywa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momenywa
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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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