Swahili
Verb
-kolewa (infinitive kukolewa)
- Passive form of -kolea
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kolewa
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| Positive present
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-nakolewa
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| Subjunctive
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-kolewe
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| Negative
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-kolewi
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| Imperative singular
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kolewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kolewa
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| Plural
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koleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukolewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likolewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukolewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakolewa/nakolewa
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tunakolewa
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| 2nd person
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unakolewa
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mnakolewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakolewa
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wanakolewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakolewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kolewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikolewi
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hatukolewi
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| 2nd person
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hukolewi
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hamkolewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakolewi
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hawakolewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kolewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takolewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takolewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kolewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikolewe
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tukolewe
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| 2nd person
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ukolewe
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mkolewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akolewe
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wakolewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kolewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikolewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekolewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekolewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikolewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikolewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakolewa
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twakolewa
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| 2nd person
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wakolewa
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mwakolewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akolewa
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wakolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakolewa
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yakolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakolewa
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yakolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakolewa
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vyakolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakolewa
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zakolewa
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| u(XI)
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wakolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakolewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekolewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakolewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakolewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikolewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokolewa
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| Consecutive
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kakolewa / positive subject concord + -kakolewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakolewe
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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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-nikolewa
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-tukolewa
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| 2nd person
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-kukolewa
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-wakolewa/-kukoleweni/-wakoleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkolewa
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-wakolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukolewa
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-ikolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likolewa
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-yakolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikolewa
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-vikolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikolewa
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-zikolewa
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| u(XI)
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-ukolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukolewa
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| Reflexive
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-jikolewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kolewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kolewaye
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-kolewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kolewao
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-kolewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kolewalo
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-kolewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kolewacho
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-kolewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kolewayo
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-kolewazo
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| u(XI)
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-kolewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kolewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kolewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekolewa
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-okolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okolewa
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-yokolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokolewa
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-yokolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokolewa
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-vyokolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokolewa
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-zokolewa
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| u(XI)
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-okolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokolewa
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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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