Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bweka (infinitive kubweka)
- to bark
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bweka
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| Positive present
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-nabweka
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| Subjunctive
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-bweke
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| Negative
|
-bweki
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| Imperative singular
|
bweka
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubweka
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| Negative
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kutobweka
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bweka
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| Plural
|
bwekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubweka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -libweka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubweka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabweka/nabweka
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tunabweka
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| 2nd person
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unabweka
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mnabweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabweka
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wanabweka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabweka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bweki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibweki
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hatubweki
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| 2nd person
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hubweki
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hambweki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habweki
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hawabweki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bweki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabweka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabweka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bweke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibweke
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tubweke
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| 2nd person
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ubweke
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mbweke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abweke
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wabweke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bweke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibweke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebweka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebweka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibweka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibweka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabweka
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twabweka
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| 2nd person
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wabweka
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mwabweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
abweka
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wabweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabweka
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yabweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labweka
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yabweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabweka
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vyabweka
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| n(IX/X)
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yabweka
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zabweka
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| u(XI)
|
wabweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabweka
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| pa(XVI)
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pabweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabweka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebweka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabweka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabweka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibweka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobweka
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| Consecutive
|
kabweka / positive subject concord + -kabweka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabweke
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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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-nibweka
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-tubweka
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| 2nd person
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-kubweka
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-wabweka/-kubwekeni/-wabwekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbweka
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-wabweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubweka
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-ibweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libweka
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-yabweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibweka
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-vibweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibweka
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-zibweka
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| u(XI)
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-ubweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubweka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubweka
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| Reflexive
|
-jibweka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bweka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bwekaye
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-bwekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bwekao
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-bwekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bwekalo
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-bwekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bwekacho
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-bwekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bwekayo
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-bwekazo
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| u(XI)
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-bwekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bwekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bwekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bwekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebweka
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-obweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obweka
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-yobweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobweka
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-yobweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobweka
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-vyobweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobweka
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-zobweka
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| u(XI)
|
-obweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobweka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pobweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobweka
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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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