Swahili
Verb
-bwekesha (infinitive kubwekesha)
- Causative form of -bweka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bwekesha
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| Positive present
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-nabwekesha
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| Subjunctive
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-bwekeshe
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| Negative
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-bwekeshi
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| Imperative singular
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bwekesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bwekesha
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| Plural
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bwekesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubwekesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libwekesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubwekesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabwekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabwekesha/nabwekesha
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tunabwekesha
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| 2nd person
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unabwekesha
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mnabwekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabwekesha
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wanabwekesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabwekesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bwekeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibwekeshi
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hatubwekeshi
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| 2nd person
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hubwekeshi
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hambwekeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habwekeshi
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hawabwekeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bwekeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabwekesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabwekesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bwekeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibwekeshe
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tubwekeshe
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| 2nd person
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ubwekeshe
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mbwekeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwekeshe
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wabwekeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bwekeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibwekeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebwekesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebwekesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibwekesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibwekesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abwekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabwekesha
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twabwekesha
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| 2nd person
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wabwekesha
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mwabwekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abwekesha
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wabwekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabwekesha
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yabwekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labwekesha
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yabwekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabwekesha
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vyabwekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabwekesha
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zabwekesha
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| u(XI)
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wabwekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabwekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabwekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabwekesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebwekesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabwekesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabwekesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibwekesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobwekesha
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| Consecutive
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kabwekesha / positive subject concord + -kabwekesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabwekeshe
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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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-nibwekesha
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-tubwekesha
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| 2nd person
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-kubwekesha
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-wabwekesha/-kubwekesheni/-wabwekesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbwekesha
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-wabwekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubwekesha
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-ibwekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libwekesha
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-yabwekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibwekesha
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-vibwekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibwekesha
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-zibwekesha
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| u(XI)
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-ubwekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubwekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabwekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubwekesha
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| Reflexive
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-jibwekesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bwekesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bwekeshaye
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-bwekeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bwekeshao
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-bwekeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bwekeshalo
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-bwekeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bwekeshacho
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-bwekeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bwekeshayo
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-bwekeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-bwekeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bwekeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bwekeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bwekeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bwekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebwekesha
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-obwekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obwekesha
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-yobwekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobwekesha
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-yobwekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobwekesha
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-vyobwekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobwekesha
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-zobwekesha
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| u(XI)
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-obwekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobwekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobwekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobwekesha
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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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