Swahili
Etymology
From elimu (“education”) + -ika (stative suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-elimika (infinitive kuelimika)
- Stative form of elimu: to be educated
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -elimika
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| Positive present
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-naelimika
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| Subjunctive
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-elimike
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| Negative
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-elimiki
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| Imperative singular
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elimika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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elimika
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| Plural
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elimikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huelimika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lielimika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuelimika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaelimika/naelimika
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tunaelimika
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| 2nd person
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unaelimika
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mnaelimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaelimika
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wanaelimika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naelimika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elimiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielimiki
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hatuelimiki
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| 2nd person
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huelimiki
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hamwelimiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haelimiki
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hawaelimiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elimiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taelimika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taelimika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elimike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nielimike
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tuelimike
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| 2nd person
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uelimike
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mwelimike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelimike
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waelimike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -elimike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sielimike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeelimika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeelimika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalielimika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalielimika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naelimika
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twaelimika
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| 2nd person
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waelimika
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mwaelimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelimika
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waelimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waelimika
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yaelimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laelimika
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yaelimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaelimika
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vyaelimika
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| n(IX/X)
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yaelimika
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zaelimika
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| u(XI)
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waelimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaelimika
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| pa(XVI)
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paelimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaelimika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelimika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelimika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaelimika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kielimika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoelimika
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| Consecutive
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kaelimika / positive subject concord + -kaelimika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaelimike
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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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-nielimika
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-tuelimika
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| 2nd person
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-kuelimika
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-waelimika/-kuelimikeni/-waelimikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwelimika
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-waelimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uelimika
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-ielimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lielimika
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-yaelimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kielimika
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-vielimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ielimika
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-zielimika
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| u(XI)
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-uelimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuelimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-paelimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muelimika
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| Reflexive
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-jielimika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elimika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elimikaye
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-elimikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elimikao
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-elimikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elimikalo
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-elimikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elimikacho
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-elimikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elimikayo
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-elimikazo
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| u(XI)
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-elimikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elimikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elimikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elimikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeelimika
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-oelimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oelimika
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-yoelimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loelimika
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-yoelimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choelimika
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-vyoelimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoelimika
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-zoelimika
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| u(XI)
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-oelimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koelimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poelimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moelimika
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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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