Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-epuka (infinitive kuepuka)
- to avoid
- to escape, to distance oneself from
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -epuka
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| Positive present
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-naepuka
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| Subjunctive
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-epuke
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| Negative
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-epuki
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| Imperative singular
|
epuka
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuepuka
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| Negative
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kutoepuka
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
epuka
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| Plural
|
epukeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huepuka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liepuka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuepuka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naepuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaepuka/naepuka
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tunaepuka
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| 2nd person
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unaepuka
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mnaepuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaepuka
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wanaepuka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naepuka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -epuki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siepuki
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hatuepuki
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| 2nd person
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huepuki
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hamwepuki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haepuki
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hawaepuki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -epuki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taepuka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taepuka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -epuke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niepuke
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tuepuke
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| 2nd person
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uepuke
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mwepuke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aepuke
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waepuke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -epuke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siepuke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeepuka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeepuka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliepuka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliepuka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aepuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naepuka
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twaepuka
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| 2nd person
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waepuka
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mwaepuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aepuka
|
waepuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waepuka
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yaepuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laepuka
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yaepuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaepuka
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vyaepuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaepuka
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zaepuka
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| u(XI)
|
waepuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaepuka
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| pa(XVI)
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paepuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaepuka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meepuka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaepuka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaepuka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiepuka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoepuka
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| Consecutive
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kaepuka / positive subject concord + -kaepuka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaepuke
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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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-niepuka
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-tuepuka
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| 2nd person
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-kuepuka
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-waepuka/-kuepukeni/-waepukeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwepuka
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-waepuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uepuka
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-iepuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liepuka
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-yaepuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiepuka
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-viepuka
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| n(IX/X)
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-iepuka
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-ziepuka
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| u(XI)
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-uepuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuepuka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paepuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muepuka
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| Reflexive
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-jiepuka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -epuka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-epukaye
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-epukao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-epukao
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-epukayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-epukalo
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-epukayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-epukacho
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-epukavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-epukayo
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-epukazo
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| u(XI)
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-epukao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-epukako
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| pa(XVI)
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-epukapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-epukamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -epuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeepuka
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-oepuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oepuka
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-yoepuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loepuka
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-yoepuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choepuka
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-vyoepuka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoepuka
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-zoepuka
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| u(XI)
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-oepuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koepuka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poepuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moepuka
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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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