Swahili
FWOTD – 28 November 2024
Etymology
Reduplication of -kata (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-katakata (infinitive kukatakata)
- to mince, dice
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -katakata
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| Positive present
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-nakatakata
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| Subjunctive
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-katakate
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| Negative
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-katakati
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| Imperative singular
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katakata
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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katakata
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| Plural
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katakateni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukatakata
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likatakata
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukatakata
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatakata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakatakata/nakatakata
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tunakatakata
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| 2nd person
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unakatakata
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mnakatakata
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakatakata
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wanakatakata
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakatakata
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -katakati)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikatakati
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hatukatakati
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| 2nd person
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hukatakati
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hamkatakati
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakatakati
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hawakatakati
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -katakati
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takatakata
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takatakata
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katakate)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikatakate
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tukatakate
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| 2nd person
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ukatakate
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mkatakate
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akatakate
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wakatakate
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -katakate
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikatakate
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekatakata
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekatakata
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikatakata
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikatakata
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatakata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakatakata
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twakatakata
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| 2nd person
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wakatakata
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mwakatakata
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akatakata
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wakatakata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakatakata
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yakatakata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakatakata
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yakatakata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakatakata
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vyakatakata
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| n(IX/X)
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yakatakata
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zakatakata
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| u(XI)
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wakatakata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakatakata
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| pa(XVI)
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pakatakata
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakatakata
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekatakata
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakatakata
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakatakata
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikatakata
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokatakata
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| Consecutive
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kakatakata / positive subject concord + -kakatakata
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakatakate
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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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-nikatakata
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-tukatakata
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| 2nd person
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-kukatakata
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-wakatakata/-kukatakateni/-wakatakateni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkatakata
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-wakatakata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukatakata
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-ikatakata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likatakata
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-yakatakata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikatakata
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-vikatakata
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikatakata
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-zikatakata
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| u(XI)
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-ukatakata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukatakata
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakatakata
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukatakata
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| Reflexive
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-jikatakata
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katakata- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-katakataye
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-katakatao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-katakatao
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-katakatayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-katakatalo
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-katakatayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-katakatacho
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-katakatavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-katakatayo
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-katakatazo
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| u(XI)
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-katakatao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-katakatako
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| pa(XVI)
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-katakatapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-katakatamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katakata)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekatakata
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-okatakata
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okatakata
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-yokatakata
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokatakata
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-yokatakata
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokatakata
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-vyokatakata
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokatakata
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-zokatakata
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| u(XI)
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-okatakata
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokatakata
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokatakata
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokatakata
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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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Adverb
katakata
- (to refuse) flatly, resolutely, firmly
- kukataa katakata ― to refuse completely
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:Nilikubembeleza hapa nikuoze mke, nawe ukakataa katakata.- I coaxed you here to marry, and you flatly refused.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /katakaˈtaʔ/ [kɐ.t̪ɐ.xɐˈt̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧ta‧ka‧ta
Noun
katakatâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜃᜆ)
- alternative form of kata-kata
Yoruba
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
katakata
- tractor, bulldozer