Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-eleza (infinitive kueleza)
- Causative form of -elea: to explain, clarify
18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 11:هُنِلِزِ نَمِ كَلِ بَيْنِ ، لِوَاپُ نَسُرَ نِسِ كَتَيْ- Hunelezi nami kali baini, liwapo na-sura nisi katae.
- Can't you tell it me plainly that I may admit it?
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -eleza
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| Positive present
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-naeleza
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| Subjunctive
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-eleze
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| Negative
|
-elezi
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| Imperative singular
|
eleza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kueleza
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| Negative
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kutoeleza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
eleza
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| Plural
|
elezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hueleza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lieleza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kueleza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaeleza/naeleza
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tunaeleza
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| 2nd person
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unaeleza
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mnaeleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaeleza
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wanaeleza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naeleza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielezi
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hatuelezi
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| 2nd person
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huelezi
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hamwelezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haelezi
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hawaelezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taeleza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taeleza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eleze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nieleze
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tueleze
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| 2nd person
|
ueleze
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mweleze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aeleze
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waeleze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -eleze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sieleze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeeleza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeeleza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalieleza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalieleza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naeleza
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twaeleza
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| 2nd person
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waeleza
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mwaeleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aeleza
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waeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waeleza
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yaeleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laeleza
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yaeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaeleza
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vyaeleza
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaeleza
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zaeleza
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| u(XI)
|
waeleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaeleza
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| pa(XVI)
|
paeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaeleza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meeleza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaeleza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaeleza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kieleza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoeleza
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| Consecutive
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kaeleza / positive subject concord + -kaeleza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaeleze
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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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-nieleza
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-tueleza
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| 2nd person
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-kueleza
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-waeleza/-kuelezeni/-waelezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mweleza
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-waeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ueleza
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-ieleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lieleza
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-yaeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kieleza
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-vieleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ieleza
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-zieleza
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| u(XI)
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-ueleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kueleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-paeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mueleza
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| Reflexive
|
-jieleza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eleza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elezaye
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-elezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elezao
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-elezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elezalo
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-elezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elezacho
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-elezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elezayo
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-elezazo
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| u(XI)
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-elezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeeleza
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-oeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oeleza
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-yoeleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loeleza
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-yoeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choeleza
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-vyoeleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoeleza
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-zoeleza
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| u(XI)
|
-oeleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koeleza
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moeleza
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- elezo (“explanation, description”)