Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kwaa (infinitive kukwaa)
- to stumble
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kwaa
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| Positive present
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-nakwaa
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| Subjunctive
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-kwae
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| Negative
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-kwai
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| Imperative singular
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kwaa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukwaa
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| Negative
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kutokwaa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kwaa
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| Plural
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kwaeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukwaa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likwaa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukwaa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakwaa/nakwaa
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tunakwaa
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| 2nd person
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unakwaa
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mnakwaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakwaa
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wanakwaa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakwaa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kwai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikwai
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hatukwai
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| 2nd person
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hukwai
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hamkwai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakwai
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hawakwai
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kwai
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takwaa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takwaa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kwae)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikwae
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tukwae
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| 2nd person
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ukwae
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mkwae
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akwae
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wakwae
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kwae
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikwae
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekwaa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekwaa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikwaa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikwaa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akwaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakwaa
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twakwaa
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| 2nd person
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wakwaa
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mwakwaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akwaa
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wakwaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakwaa
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yakwaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakwaa
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yakwaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakwaa
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vyakwaa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakwaa
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zakwaa
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| u(XI)
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wakwaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakwaa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakwaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakwaa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekwaa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakwaa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakwaa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikwaa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokwaa
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| Consecutive
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kakwaa / positive subject concord + -kakwaa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakwae
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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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-nikwaa
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-tukwaa
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| 2nd person
|
-kukwaa
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-wakwaa/-kukwaeni/-wakwaeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkwaa
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-wakwaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukwaa
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-ikwaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likwaa
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-yakwaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikwaa
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-vikwaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikwaa
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-zikwaa
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| u(XI)
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-ukwaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukwaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakwaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukwaa
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| Reflexive
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-jikwaa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kwaa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kwaaye
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-kwaao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kwaao
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-kwaayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kwaalo
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-kwaayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kwaacho
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-kwaavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kwaayo
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-kwaazo
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| u(XI)
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-kwaao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kwaako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kwaapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kwaamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekwaa
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-okwaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okwaa
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-yokwaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokwaa
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-yokwaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokwaa
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-vyokwaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokwaa
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-zokwaa
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| u(XI)
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-okwaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokwaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokwaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokwaa
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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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