Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-eleka (infinitive kueleka)
- Stative form of -elea: to place on top, carry (a child) on one's back
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -eleka
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| Positive present
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-naeleka
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| Subjunctive
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-eleke
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| Negative
|
-eleki
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| Imperative singular
|
eleka
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kueleka
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| Negative
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kutoeleka
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
eleka
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| Plural
|
elekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hueleka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lieleka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kueleka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaeleka/naeleka
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tunaeleka
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| 2nd person
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unaeleka
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mnaeleka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaeleka
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wanaeleka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naeleka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -eleki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sieleki
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hatueleki
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| 2nd person
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hueleki
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hamweleki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haeleki
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hawaeleki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -eleki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taeleka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taeleka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nieleke
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tueleke
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| 2nd person
|
ueleke
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mweleke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aeleke
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waeleke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -eleke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sieleke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeeleka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeeleka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalieleka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalieleka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naeleka
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twaeleka
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| 2nd person
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waeleka
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mwaeleka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aeleka
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waeleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waeleka
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yaeleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laeleka
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yaeleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaeleka
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vyaeleka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaeleka
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zaeleka
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| u(XI)
|
waeleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaeleka
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| pa(XVI)
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paeleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaeleka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meeleka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaeleka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaeleka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kieleka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoeleka
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| Consecutive
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kaeleka / positive subject concord + -kaeleka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaeleke
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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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-nieleka
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-tueleka
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| 2nd person
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-kueleka
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-waeleka/-kuelekeni/-waelekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mweleka
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-waeleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ueleka
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-ieleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lieleka
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-yaeleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kieleka
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-vieleka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ieleka
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-zieleka
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| u(XI)
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-ueleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kueleka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paeleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mueleka
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| Reflexive
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-jieleka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elekaye
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-elekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elekao
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-elekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elekalo
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-elekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elekacho
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-elekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elekayo
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-elekazo
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| u(XI)
|
-elekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeeleka
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-oeleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oeleka
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-yoeleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loeleka
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-yoeleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choeleka
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-vyoeleka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoeleka
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-zoeleka
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| u(XI)
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-oeleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koeleka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poeleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moeleka
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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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