Swahili
Verb
-kosea (infinitive kukosea)
- Applicative form of -kosa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kosea
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| Positive present
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-nakosea
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| Subjunctive
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-kosee
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| Negative
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-kosei
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| Imperative singular
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kosea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukosea
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| Negative
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kutokosea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kosea
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| Plural
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koseeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukosea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likosea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukosea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakosea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakosea/nakosea
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tunakosea
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| 2nd person
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unakosea
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mnakosea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakosea
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wanakosea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakosea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kosei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikosei
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hatukosei
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| 2nd person
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hukosei
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hamkosei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakosei
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hawakosei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kosei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takosea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takosea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kosee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikosee
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tukosee
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| 2nd person
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ukosee
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mkosee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akosee
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wakosee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kosee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikosee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekosea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekosea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikosea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikosea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akosea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakosea
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twakosea
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| 2nd person
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wakosea
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mwakosea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akosea
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wakosea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakosea
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yakosea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakosea
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yakosea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakosea
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vyakosea
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| n(IX/X)
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yakosea
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zakosea
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| u(XI)
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wakosea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakosea
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| pa(XVI)
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pakosea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakosea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekosea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakosea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakosea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikosea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokosea
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| Consecutive
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kakosea / positive subject concord + -kakosea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakosee
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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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-nikosea
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-tukosea
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| 2nd person
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-kukosea
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-wakosea/-kukoseeni/-wakoseeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkosea
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-wakosea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukosea
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-ikosea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likosea
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-yakosea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikosea
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-vikosea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikosea
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-zikosea
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| u(XI)
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-ukosea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukosea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakosea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukosea
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| Reflexive
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-jikosea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kosea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-koseaye
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-koseao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-koseao
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-koseayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kosealo
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-koseayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-koseacho
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-koseavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-koseayo
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-koseazo
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| u(XI)
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-koseao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koseako
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| pa(XVI)
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-koseapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-koseamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kosea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekosea
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-okosea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okosea
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-yokosea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokosea
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-yokosea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokosea
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-vyokosea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokosea
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-zokosea
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| u(XI)
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-okosea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokosea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokosea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokosea
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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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