Swahili
Verb
-keresha (infinitive kukeresha)
- Causative form of -kera
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -keresha
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| Positive present
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-nakeresha
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| Subjunctive
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-kereshe
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| Negative
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-kereshi
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| Imperative singular
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keresha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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keresha
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| Plural
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keresheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukeresha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likeresha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukeresha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakeresha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakeresha/nakeresha
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tunakeresha
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| 2nd person
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unakeresha
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mnakeresha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakeresha
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wanakeresha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakeresha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kereshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikereshi
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hatukereshi
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| 2nd person
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hukereshi
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hamkereshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakereshi
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hawakereshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kereshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takeresha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takeresha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kereshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikereshe
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tukereshe
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| 2nd person
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ukereshe
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mkereshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akereshe
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wakereshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kereshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikereshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekeresha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekeresha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikeresha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikeresha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akeresha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakeresha
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twakeresha
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| 2nd person
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wakeresha
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mwakeresha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akeresha
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wakeresha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakeresha
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yakeresha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakeresha
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yakeresha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakeresha
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vyakeresha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakeresha
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zakeresha
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| u(XI)
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wakeresha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakeresha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakeresha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakeresha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekeresha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakeresha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakeresha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikeresha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokeresha
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| Consecutive
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kakeresha / positive subject concord + -kakeresha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakereshe
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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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-nikeresha
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-tukeresha
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| 2nd person
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-kukeresha
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-wakeresha/-kukeresheni/-wakeresheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkeresha
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-wakeresha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukeresha
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-ikeresha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likeresha
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-yakeresha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikeresha
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-vikeresha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikeresha
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-zikeresha
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| u(XI)
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-ukeresha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukeresha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakeresha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukeresha
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| Reflexive
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-jikeresha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -keresha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kereshaye
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-kereshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kereshao
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-kereshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kereshalo
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-kereshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kereshacho
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-kereshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kereshayo
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-kereshazo
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| u(XI)
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-kereshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kereshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kereshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kereshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -keresha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekeresha
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-okeresha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okeresha
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-yokeresha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokeresha
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-yokeresha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokeresha
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-vyokeresha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokeresha
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-zokeresha
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| u(XI)
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-okeresha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokeresha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokeresha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokeresha
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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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