Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kamatwa (infinitive kukamatwa)
- Passive form of -kamata: to be arrested
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kamatwa
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| Positive present
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-nakamatwa
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| Subjunctive
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-kamatwe
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| Negative
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-kamatwi
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| Imperative singular
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kamatwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kamatwa
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| Plural
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kamatweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukamatwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likamatwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukamatwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakamatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakamatwa/nakamatwa
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tunakamatwa
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| 2nd person
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unakamatwa
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mnakamatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakamatwa
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wanakamatwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakamatwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kamatwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikamatwi
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hatukamatwi
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| 2nd person
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hukamatwi
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hamkamatwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakamatwi
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hawakamatwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kamatwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takamatwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takamatwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kamatwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikamatwe
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tukamatwe
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| 2nd person
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ukamatwe
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mkamatwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akamatwe
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wakamatwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kamatwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikamatwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekamatwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekamatwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikamatwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikamatwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akamatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakamatwa
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twakamatwa
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| 2nd person
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wakamatwa
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mwakamatwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akamatwa
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wakamatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakamatwa
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yakamatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakamatwa
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yakamatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakamatwa
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vyakamatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakamatwa
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zakamatwa
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| u(XI)
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wakamatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakamatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakamatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakamatwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekamatwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakamatwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakamatwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikamatwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokamatwa
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| Consecutive
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kakamatwa / positive subject concord + -kakamatwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakamatwe
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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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-nikamatwa
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-tukamatwa
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| 2nd person
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-kukamatwa
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-wakamatwa/-kukamatweni/-wakamatweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkamatwa
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-wakamatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukamatwa
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-ikamatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likamatwa
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-yakamatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikamatwa
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-vikamatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikamatwa
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-zikamatwa
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| u(XI)
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-ukamatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukamatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakamatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukamatwa
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| Reflexive
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-jikamatwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kamatwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kamatwaye
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-kamatwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kamatwao
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-kamatwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kamatwalo
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-kamatwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kamatwacho
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-kamatwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kamatwayo
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-kamatwazo
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| u(XI)
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-kamatwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kamatwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kamatwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kamatwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kamatwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekamatwa
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-okamatwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okamatwa
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-yokamatwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokamatwa
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-yokamatwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokamatwa
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-vyokamatwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokamatwa
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-zokamatwa
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| u(XI)
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-okamatwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokamatwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokamatwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokamatwa
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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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