Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-enzika (infinitive kuenzika)
- Stative form of -enzi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -enzika
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| Positive present
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-naenzika
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| Subjunctive
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-enzike
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| Negative
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-enziki
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| Imperative singular
|
enzika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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enzika
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| Plural
|
enzikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huenzika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lienzika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuenzika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naenzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaenzika/naenzika
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tunaenzika
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| 2nd person
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unaenzika
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mnaenzika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaenzika
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wanaenzika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naenzika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -enziki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sienziki
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hatuenziki
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| 2nd person
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huenziki
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hamwenziki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haenziki
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hawaenziki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -enziki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taenzika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taenzika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -enzike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nienzike
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tuenzike
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| 2nd person
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uenzike
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mwenzike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aenzike
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waenzike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -enzike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sienzike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeenzika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeenzika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalienzika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalienzika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aenzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naenzika
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twaenzika
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| 2nd person
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waenzika
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mwaenzika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aenzika
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waenzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waenzika
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yaenzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laenzika
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yaenzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaenzika
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vyaenzika
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| n(IX/X)
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yaenzika
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zaenzika
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| u(XI)
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waenzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaenzika
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| pa(XVI)
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paenzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaenzika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meenzika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaenzika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaenzika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kienzika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoenzika
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| Consecutive
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kaenzika / positive subject concord + -kaenzika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaenzike
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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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-nienzika
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-tuenzika
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| 2nd person
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-kuenzika
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-waenzika/-kuenzikeni/-waenzikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwenzika
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-waenzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uenzika
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-ienzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lienzika
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-yaenzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kienzika
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-vienzika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ienzika
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-zienzika
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| u(XI)
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-uenzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuenzika
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| pa(XVI)
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-paenzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muenzika
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| Reflexive
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-jienzika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -enzika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-enzikaye
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-enzikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-enzikao
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-enzikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-enzikalo
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-enzikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-enzikacho
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-enzikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-enzikayo
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-enzikazo
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| u(XI)
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-enzikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-enzikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-enzikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-enzikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -enzika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeenzika
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-oenzika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oenzika
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-yoenzika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loenzika
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-yoenzika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choenzika
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-vyoenzika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoenzika
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-zoenzika
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| u(XI)
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-oenzika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koenzika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poenzika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moenzika
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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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