Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-alikwa (infinitive kualikwa)
- Passive form of -alika: to be invited
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -alikwa
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| Positive present
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-naalikwa
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| Subjunctive
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-alikwe
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| Negative
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-alikwi
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| Imperative singular
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alikwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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alikwa
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| Plural
|
alikweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hualikwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lialikwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kualikwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naalikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaalikwa/naalikwa
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tunaalikwa
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| 2nd person
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unaalikwa
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mnaalikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaalikwa
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wanaalikwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naalikwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -alikwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sialikwi
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hatualikwi
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| 2nd person
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hualikwi
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hamwalikwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haalikwi
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hawaalikwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -alikwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taalikwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taalikwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -alikwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nialikwe
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tualikwe
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| 2nd person
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ualikwe
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mwalikwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aalikwe
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waalikwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -alikwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sialikwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngealikwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singealikwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalialikwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalialikwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aalikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naalikwa
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twaalikwa
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| 2nd person
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waalikwa
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mwaalikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aalikwa
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waalikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waalikwa
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yaalikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laalikwa
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yaalikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaalikwa
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vyaalikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaalikwa
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zaalikwa
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| u(XI)
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waalikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaalikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paalikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaalikwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mealikwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaalikwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaalikwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kialikwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoalikwa
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| Consecutive
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kaalikwa / positive subject concord + -kaalikwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaalikwe
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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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-nialikwa
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-tualikwa
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| 2nd person
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-kualikwa
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-waalikwa/-kualikweni/-waalikweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwalikwa
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-waalikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ualikwa
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-ialikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lialikwa
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-yaalikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kialikwa
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-vialikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ialikwa
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-zialikwa
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| u(XI)
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-ualikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kualikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paalikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mualikwa
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| Reflexive
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-jialikwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -alikwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-alikwaye
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-alikwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-alikwao
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-alikwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-alikwalo
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-alikwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-alikwacho
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-alikwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-alikwayo
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-alikwazo
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| u(XI)
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-alikwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-alikwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-alikwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-alikwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -alikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yealikwa
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-oalikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oalikwa
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-yoalikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loalikwa
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-yoalikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choalikwa
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-vyoalikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoalikwa
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-zoalikwa
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| u(XI)
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-oalikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koalikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poalikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moalikwa
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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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