Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lelewa (infinitive kulelewa)
- Passive form of -lea: to be raised, to be cared for
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lelewa
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| Positive present
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-nalelewa
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| Subjunctive
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-lelewe
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| Negative
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-lelewi
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| Imperative singular
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lelewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lelewa
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| Plural
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leleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulelewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilelewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulelewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalelewa/nalelewa
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tunalelewa
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| 2nd person
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unalelewa
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mnalelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analelewa
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wanalelewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalelewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lelewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silelewi
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hatulelewi
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| 2nd person
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hulelewi
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hamlelewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halelewi
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hawalelewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lelewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talelewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talelewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lelewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilelewe
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tulelewe
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| 2nd person
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ulelewe
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mlelewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alelewe
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walelewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lelewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silelewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelelewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelelewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilelewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilelewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalelewa
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twalelewa
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| 2nd person
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walelewa
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mwalelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alelewa
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walelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walelewa
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yalelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalelewa
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yalelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalelewa
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vyalelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yalelewa
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zalelewa
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| u(XI)
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walelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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palelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalelewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melelewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalelewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalelewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilelewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolelewa
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| Consecutive
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kalelewa / positive subject concord + -kalelewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalelewe
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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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-nilelewa
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-tulelewa
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| 2nd person
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-kulelewa
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-walelewa/-kuleleweni/-waleleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlelewa
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-walelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulelewa
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-ilelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilelewa
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-yalelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilelewa
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-vilelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilelewa
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-zilelewa
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| u(XI)
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-ulelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-palelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulelewa
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| Reflexive
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-jilelewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lelewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lelewaye
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-lelewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lelewao
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-lelewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lelewalo
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-lelewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lelewacho
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-lelewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lelewayo
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-lelewazo
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| u(XI)
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-lelewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lelewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lelewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lelewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelelewa
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-olelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olelewa
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-yolelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolelewa
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-yolelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholelewa
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-vyolelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolelewa
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-zolelewa
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| u(XI)
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-olelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-polelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molelewa
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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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