Nyakyusa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bedɪnga.
Verb
-belenga
- to count
Swahili
Verb
-belenga (infinitive kubelenga)
- to strut
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -belenga
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| Positive present
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-nabelenga
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| Subjunctive
|
-belenge
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| Negative
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-belengi
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| Imperative singular
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belenga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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belenga
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| Plural
|
belengeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubelenga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -libelenga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubelenga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabelenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabelenga/nabelenga
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tunabelenga
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| 2nd person
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unabelenga
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mnabelenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabelenga
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wanabelenga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabelenga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -belengi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibelengi
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hatubelengi
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| 2nd person
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hubelengi
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hambelengi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habelengi
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hawabelengi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -belengi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabelenga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabelenga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -belenge)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibelenge
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tubelenge
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| 2nd person
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ubelenge
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mbelenge
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
abelenge
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wabelenge
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -belenge
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibelenge
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebelenga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebelenga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibelenga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibelenga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abelenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabelenga
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twabelenga
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| 2nd person
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wabelenga
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mwabelenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
abelenga
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wabelenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabelenga
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yabelenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labelenga
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yabelenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabelenga
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vyabelenga
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| n(IX/X)
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yabelenga
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zabelenga
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| u(XI)
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wabelenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabelenga
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| pa(XVI)
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pabelenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabelenga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebelenga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabelenga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabelenga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibelenga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobelenga
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| Consecutive
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kabelenga / positive subject concord + -kabelenga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabelenge
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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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-nibelenga
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-tubelenga
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| 2nd person
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-kubelenga
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-wabelenga/-kubelengeni/-wabelengeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbelenga
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-wabelenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubelenga
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-ibelenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libelenga
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-yabelenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibelenga
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-vibelenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibelenga
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-zibelenga
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| u(XI)
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-ubelenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubelenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabelenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubelenga
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| Reflexive
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-jibelenga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -belenga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-belengaye
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-belengao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-belengao
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-belengayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-belengalo
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-belengayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-belengacho
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-belengavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-belengayo
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-belengazo
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| u(XI)
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-belengao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-belengako
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| pa(XVI)
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-belengapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-belengamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -belenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebelenga
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-obelenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obelenga
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-yobelenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobelenga
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-yobelenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobelenga
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-vyobelenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobelenga
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-zobelenga
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| u(XI)
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-obelenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobelenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobelenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobelenga
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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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Derived terms