English
Noun
kuza (plural kuzas)
- Alternative form of cooja.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kuza (infinitive kukuza)
- Causative form of -kua: to enlarge, to inflate
- to glorify, to praise
- to develop
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kuza
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| Positive present
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-nakuza
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| Subjunctive
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-kuze
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| Negative
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-kuzi
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| Imperative singular
|
kuza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukuza
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| Negative
|
kutokuza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kuza
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| Plural
|
kuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hukuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakuza/nakuza
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tunakuza
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| 2nd person
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unakuza
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mnakuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakuza
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wanakuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikuzi
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hatukuzi
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| 2nd person
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hukuzi
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hamkuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakuzi
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hawakuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikuze
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tukuze
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| 2nd person
|
ukuze
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mkuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akuze
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wakuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakuza
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twakuza
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| 2nd person
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wakuza
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mwakuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akuza
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wakuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakuza
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yakuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakuza
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yakuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakuza
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vyakuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yakuza
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zakuza
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| u(XI)
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wakuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakuza
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| pa(XVI)
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pakuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokuza
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| Consecutive
|
kakuza / positive subject concord + -kakuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakuze
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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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-nikuza
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-tukuza
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| 2nd person
|
-kukuza
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-wakuza/-kukuzeni/-wakuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkuza
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-wakuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukuza
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-ikuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likuza
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-yakuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikuza
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-vikuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikuza
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-zikuza
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| u(XI)
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-ukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukuza
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| Reflexive
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-jikuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kuzaye
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-kuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kuzao
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-kuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kuzalo
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-kuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kuzacho
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-kuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kuzayo
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-kuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-kuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekuza
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-okuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okuza
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-yokuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokuza
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-yokuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokuza
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-vyokuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokuza
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-zokuza
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| u(XI)
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-okuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokuza
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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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Derived terms
Vilamovian
Verb
kuza
- to talk
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkuzɑ/, [ˈkuzɑ]
- Rhymes: -uzɑ
- Hyphenation: ku‧za
Adverb
kuza
- (interrogative, static) where (in, at)?
- (relative, static) where
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kuza”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn