Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-elezea (infinitive kuelezea)
- Applicative form of -eleza: to explain for, to narrate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -elezea
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| Positive present
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-naelezea
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| Subjunctive
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-elezee
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| Negative
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-elezei
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| Imperative singular
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elezea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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elezea
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| Plural
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elezeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huelezea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lielezea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuelezea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaelezea/naelezea
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tunaelezea
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| 2nd person
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unaelezea
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mnaelezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaelezea
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wanaelezea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naelezea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielezei
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hatuelezei
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| 2nd person
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huelezei
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hamwelezei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haelezei
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hawaelezei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elezei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taelezea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taelezea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nielezee
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tuelezee
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| 2nd person
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uelezee
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mwelezee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezee
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waelezee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -elezee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sielezee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeelezea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeelezea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalielezea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalielezea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naelezea
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twaelezea
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| 2nd person
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waelezea
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mwaelezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezea
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waelezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waelezea
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yaelezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laelezea
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yaelezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaelezea
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vyaelezea
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| n(IX/X)
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yaelezea
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zaelezea
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| u(XI)
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waelezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaelezea
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| pa(XVI)
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paelezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaelezea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelezea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelezea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaelezea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kielezea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoelezea
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| Consecutive
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kaelezea / positive subject concord + -kaelezea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaelezee
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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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-nielezea
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-tuelezea
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| 2nd person
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-kuelezea
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-waelezea/-kuelezeeni/-waelezeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwelezea
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-waelezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uelezea
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-ielezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lielezea
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-yaelezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kielezea
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-vielezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ielezea
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-zielezea
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| u(XI)
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-uelezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuelezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-paelezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muelezea
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| Reflexive
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-jielezea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elezeaye
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-elezeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elezeao
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-elezeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elezealo
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-elezeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elezeacho
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-elezeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elezeayo
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-elezeazo
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| u(XI)
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-elezeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elezeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elezeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elezeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeelezea
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-oelezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oelezea
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-yoelezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loelezea
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-yoelezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choelezea
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-vyoelezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoelezea
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-zoelezea
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| u(XI)
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-oelezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koelezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-poelezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moelezea
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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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