Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-karabati (infinitive kukarabati)
- to renovate
- to repair, to refurbish
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -karabati
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| Positive present
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-nakarabati
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| Subjunctive
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-karabati
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| Negative
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-karabati
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| Imperative singular
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karabati
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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karabati
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| Plural
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karabatini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukarabati
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likarabati
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukarabati
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakarabati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakarabati/nakarabati
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tunakarabati
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| 2nd person
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unakarabati
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mnakarabati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakarabati
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wanakarabati
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakarabati
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -karabati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikarabati
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hatukarabati
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| 2nd person
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hukarabati
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hamkarabati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakarabati
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hawakarabati
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -karabati
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takarabati
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takarabati
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -karabati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikarabati
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tukarabati
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| 2nd person
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ukarabati
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mkarabati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akarabati
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wakarabati
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -karabati
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikarabati
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekarabati
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekarabati
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikarabati
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikarabati
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akarabati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakarabati
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twakarabati
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| 2nd person
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wakarabati
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mwakarabati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akarabati
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wakarabati
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakarabati
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yakarabati
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakarabati
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yakarabati
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakarabati
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vyakarabati
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| n(IX/X)
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yakarabati
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zakarabati
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| u(XI)
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wakarabati
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakarabati
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| pa(XVI)
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pakarabati
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakarabati
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekarabati
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakarabati
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakarabati
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikarabati
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokarabati
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| Consecutive
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kakarabati / positive subject concord + -kakarabati
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakarabati
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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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-nikarabati
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-tukarabati
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| 2nd person
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-kukarabati
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-wakarabati/-kukarabatini/-wakarabatini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkarabati
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-wakarabati
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukarabati
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-ikarabati
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likarabati
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-yakarabati
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikarabati
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-vikarabati
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikarabati
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-zikarabati
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| u(XI)
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-ukarabati
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukarabati
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakarabati
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukarabati
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| Reflexive
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-jikarabati
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -karabati- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-karabatiye
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-karabatio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-karabatio
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-karabatiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-karabatilo
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-karabatiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-karabaticho
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-karabativyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-karabatiyo
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-karabatizo
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| u(XI)
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-karabatio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-karabatiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-karabatipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-karabatimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -karabati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekarabati
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-okarabati
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okarabati
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-yokarabati
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokarabati
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-yokarabati
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokarabati
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-vyokarabati
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokarabati
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-zokarabati
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| u(XI)
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-okarabati
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokarabati
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokarabati
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokarabati
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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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