Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-eleweka (infinitive kueleweka)
- Stative form of -elewa: to be well known, to be understood (to make sense suddenly)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -eleweka
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| Positive present
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-naeleweka
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| Subjunctive
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-eleweke
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| Negative
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-eleweki
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| Imperative singular
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eleweka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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eleweka
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| Plural
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elewekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hueleweka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lieleweka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kueleweka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaeleweka/naeleweka
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tunaeleweka
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| 2nd person
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unaeleweka
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mnaeleweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaeleweka
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wanaeleweka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naeleweka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -eleweki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sieleweki
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hatueleweki
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| 2nd person
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hueleweki
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hamweleweki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haeleweki
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hawaeleweki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -eleweki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taeleweka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taeleweka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleweke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nieleweke
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tueleweke
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| 2nd person
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ueleweke
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mweleweke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aeleweke
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waeleweke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -eleweke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sieleweke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeeleweka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeeleweka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalieleweka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalieleweka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naeleweka
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twaeleweka
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| 2nd person
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waeleweka
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mwaeleweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aeleweka
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waeleweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waeleweka
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yaeleweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laeleweka
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yaeleweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaeleweka
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vyaeleweka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaeleweka
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zaeleweka
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| u(XI)
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waeleweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaeleweka
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| pa(XVI)
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paeleweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaeleweka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meeleweka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaeleweka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaeleweka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kieleweka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoeleweka
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| Consecutive
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kaeleweka / positive subject concord + -kaeleweka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaeleweke
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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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-nieleweka
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-tueleweka
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| 2nd person
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-kueleweka
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-waeleweka/-kuelewekeni/-waelewekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mweleweka
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-waeleweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ueleweka
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-ieleweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lieleweka
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-yaeleweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kieleweka
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-vieleweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ieleweka
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-zieleweka
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| u(XI)
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-ueleweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kueleweka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paeleweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mueleweka
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| Reflexive
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-jieleweka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleweka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elewekaye
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-elewekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elewekao
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-elewekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elewekalo
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-elewekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elewekacho
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-elewekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elewekayo
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-elewekazo
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| u(XI)
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-elewekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elewekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elewekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elewekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeeleweka
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-oeleweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oeleweka
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-yoeleweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loeleweka
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-yoeleweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choeleweka
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-vyoeleweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoeleweka
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-zoeleweka
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| u(XI)
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-oeleweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koeleweka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poeleweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moeleweka
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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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