Swahili
Verb
-keshea (infinitive kukeshea)
- Applicative form of -kesha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -keshea
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| Positive present
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-nakeshea
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| Subjunctive
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-keshee
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| Negative
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-keshei
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| Imperative singular
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keshea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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keshea
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| Plural
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kesheeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukeshea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likeshea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukeshea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakeshea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakeshea/nakeshea
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tunakeshea
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| 2nd person
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unakeshea
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mnakeshea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakeshea
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wanakeshea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakeshea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -keshei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikeshei
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hatukeshei
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| 2nd person
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hukeshei
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hamkeshei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakeshei
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hawakeshei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -keshei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takeshea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takeshea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keshee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikeshee
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tukeshee
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| 2nd person
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ukeshee
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mkeshee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akeshee
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wakeshee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -keshee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikeshee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekeshea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekeshea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikeshea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikeshea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akeshea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakeshea
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twakeshea
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| 2nd person
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wakeshea
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mwakeshea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akeshea
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wakeshea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakeshea
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yakeshea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakeshea
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yakeshea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakeshea
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vyakeshea
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| n(IX/X)
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yakeshea
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zakeshea
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| u(XI)
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wakeshea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakeshea
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| pa(XVI)
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pakeshea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakeshea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekeshea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakeshea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakeshea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikeshea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokeshea
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| Consecutive
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kakeshea / positive subject concord + -kakeshea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakeshee
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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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-nikeshea
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-tukeshea
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| 2nd person
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-kukeshea
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-wakeshea/-kukesheeni/-wakesheeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkeshea
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-wakeshea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukeshea
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-ikeshea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likeshea
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-yakeshea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikeshea
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-vikeshea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikeshea
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-zikeshea
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| u(XI)
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-ukeshea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukeshea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakeshea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukeshea
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| Reflexive
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-jikeshea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -keshea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kesheaye
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-kesheao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kesheao
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-kesheayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-keshealo
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-kesheayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kesheacho
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-kesheavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kesheayo
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-kesheazo
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| u(XI)
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-kesheao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kesheako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kesheapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kesheamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -keshea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekeshea
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-okeshea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okeshea
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-yokeshea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokeshea
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-yokeshea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokeshea
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-vyokeshea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokeshea
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-zokeshea
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| u(XI)
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-okeshea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokeshea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokeshea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokeshea
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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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