Swahili
Verb
-kesheka (infinitive kukesheka)
- Stative form of -kesha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kesheka
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| Positive present
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-nakesheka
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| Subjunctive
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-kesheke
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| Negative
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-kesheki
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| Imperative singular
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kesheka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kesheka
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| Plural
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keshekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukesheka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likesheka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukesheka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakesheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakesheka/nakesheka
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tunakesheka
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| 2nd person
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unakesheka
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mnakesheka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakesheka
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wanakesheka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakesheka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kesheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikesheki
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hatukesheki
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| 2nd person
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hukesheki
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hamkesheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakesheki
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hawakesheki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kesheki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takesheka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takesheka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kesheke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikesheke
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tukesheke
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| 2nd person
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ukesheke
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mkesheke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akesheke
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wakesheke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kesheke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikesheke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekesheka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekesheka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikesheka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikesheka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akesheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakesheka
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twakesheka
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| 2nd person
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wakesheka
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mwakesheka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akesheka
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wakesheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakesheka
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yakesheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakesheka
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yakesheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakesheka
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vyakesheka
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| n(IX/X)
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yakesheka
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zakesheka
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| u(XI)
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wakesheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakesheka
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| pa(XVI)
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pakesheka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakesheka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekesheka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakesheka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakesheka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikesheka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokesheka
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| Consecutive
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kakesheka / positive subject concord + -kakesheka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakesheke
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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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-nikesheka
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-tukesheka
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| 2nd person
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-kukesheka
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-wakesheka/-kukeshekeni/-wakeshekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkesheka
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-wakesheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukesheka
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-ikesheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likesheka
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-yakesheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikesheka
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-vikesheka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikesheka
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-zikesheka
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| u(XI)
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-ukesheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukesheka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakesheka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukesheka
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| Reflexive
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-jikesheka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kesheka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-keshekaye
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-keshekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-keshekao
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-keshekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-keshekalo
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-keshekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-keshekacho
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-keshekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-keshekayo
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-keshekazo
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| u(XI)
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-keshekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-keshekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-keshekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-keshekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kesheka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekesheka
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-okesheka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okesheka
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-yokesheka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokesheka
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-yokesheka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokesheka
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-vyokesheka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokesheka
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-zokesheka
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| u(XI)
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-okesheka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokesheka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokesheka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokesheka
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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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