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-kawia (infinitive kukawia)
- Applicative form of -kawa: to delay, tarry
Conjugation of -kawia
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Positive present
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-nakawia
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Subjunctive
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-kawie
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Negative
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-kawii
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Imperative singular
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kawia
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukawia
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likawia
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukawia
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakawia)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakawia/nakawia
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tunakawia
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2nd person
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unakawia
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mnakawia
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakawia
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wanakawia
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakawia
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kawii)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikawii
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hatukawii
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2nd person
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hukawii
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hamkawii
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakawii
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hawakawii
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kawii
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takawia
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takawia
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kawie)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikawie
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tukawie
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2nd person
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ukawie
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mkawie
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akawie
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wakawie
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kawie
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikawie
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekawia
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekawia
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikawia
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikawia
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekawia
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakawia
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakawia
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikawia
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokawia
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Consecutive
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kakawia / positive subject concord + -kakawia
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakawie
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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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