Swahili
Verb
-kereka (infinitive kukereka)
- Stative form of -kera
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kereka
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| Positive present
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-nakereka
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| Subjunctive
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-kereke
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| Negative
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-kereki
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| Imperative singular
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kereka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kereka
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| Plural
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kerekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukereka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likereka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukereka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakereka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakereka/nakereka
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tunakereka
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| 2nd person
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unakereka
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mnakereka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakereka
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wanakereka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakereka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kereki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikereki
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hatukereki
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| 2nd person
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hukereki
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hamkereki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakereki
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hawakereki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kereki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takereka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takereka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kereke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikereke
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tukereke
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| 2nd person
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ukereke
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mkereke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akereke
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wakereke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kereke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikereke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekereka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekereka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikereka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikereka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akereka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakereka
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twakereka
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| 2nd person
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wakereka
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mwakereka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akereka
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wakereka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakereka
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yakereka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakereka
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yakereka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakereka
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vyakereka
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| n(IX/X)
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yakereka
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zakereka
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| u(XI)
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wakereka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakereka
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| pa(XVI)
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pakereka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakereka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekereka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakereka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakereka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikereka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokereka
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| Consecutive
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kakereka / positive subject concord + -kakereka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakereke
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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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-nikereka
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-tukereka
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| 2nd person
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-kukereka
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-wakereka/-kukerekeni/-wakerekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkereka
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-wakereka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukereka
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-ikereka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likereka
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-yakereka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikereka
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-vikereka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikereka
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-zikereka
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| u(XI)
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-ukereka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukereka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakereka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukereka
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| Reflexive
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-jikereka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kereka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kerekaye
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-kerekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kerekao
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-kerekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kerekalo
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-kerekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kerekacho
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-kerekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kerekayo
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-kerekazo
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| u(XI)
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-kerekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kerekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kerekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kerekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kereka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekereka
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-okereka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okereka
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-yokereka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokereka
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-yokereka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokereka
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-vyokereka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokereka
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-zokereka
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| u(XI)
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-okereka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokereka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokereka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokereka
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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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