Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَقَّقَ (ḥaqqaqa).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hakiki (infinitive kuhakiki)
- to find something out definitively
- to critically review something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hakiki
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| Positive present
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-nahakiki
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| Subjunctive
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-hakiki
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| Negative
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-hakiki
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| Imperative singular
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hakiki
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hakiki
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| Plural
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hakikini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhakiki
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihakiki
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhakiki
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahakiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahakiki/nahakiki
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tunahakiki
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| 2nd person
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unahakiki
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mnahakiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahakiki
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wanahakiki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahakiki
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hakiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihakiki
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hatuhakiki
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| 2nd person
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huhakiki
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hamhakiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahakiki
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hawahakiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hakiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahakiki
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahakiki
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hakiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihakiki
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tuhakiki
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| 2nd person
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uhakiki
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mhakiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahakiki
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wahakiki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hakiki
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihakiki
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehakiki
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehakiki
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihakiki
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihakiki
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahakiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahakiki
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twahakiki
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| 2nd person
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wahakiki
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mwahakiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahakiki
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wahakiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahakiki
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yahakiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahakiki
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yahakiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahakiki
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vyahakiki
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| n(IX/X)
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yahakiki
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zahakiki
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| u(XI)
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wahakiki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahakiki
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| pa(XVI)
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pahakiki
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahakiki
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehakiki
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahakiki
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahakiki
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihakiki
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohakiki
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| Consecutive
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kahakiki / positive subject concord + -kahakiki
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahakiki
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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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-nihakiki
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-tuhakiki
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| 2nd person
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-kuhakiki
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-wahakiki/-kuhakikini/-wahakikini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhakiki
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-wahakiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhakiki
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-ihakiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihakiki
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-yahakiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihakiki
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-vihakiki
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihakiki
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-zihakiki
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| u(XI)
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-uhakiki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhakiki
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahakiki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhakiki
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| Reflexive
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-jihakiki
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hakiki- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hakikiye
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-hakikio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hakikio
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-hakikiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hakikilo
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-hakikiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hakikicho
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-hakikivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hakikiyo
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-hakikizo
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| u(XI)
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-hakikio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hakikiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-hakikipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hakikimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hakiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehakiki
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-ohakiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohakiki
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-yohakiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohakiki
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-yohakiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohakiki
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-vyohakiki
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohakiki
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-zohakiki
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| u(XI)
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-ohakiki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohakiki
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohakiki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohakiki
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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
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -hakikia
- Causative: -hakikisha (“verify, confirm”)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حقیقی (hakıkı), from Arabic حَقِيقِيّ (ḥaqīqiyy, “true, real”), derived from حَقِيقة (ḥaqīqa, “truth”), whence Turkish hakikat.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hakiki
- true
- real
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