Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-letwa (infinitive kuletwa)
- Passive form of -leta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -letwa
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| Positive present
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-naletwa
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| Subjunctive
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-letwe
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| Negative
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-letwi
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| Imperative singular
|
letwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuletwa
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| Negative
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kutoletwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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letwa
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| Plural
|
letweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huletwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liletwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuletwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naletwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaletwa/naletwa
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tunaletwa
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| 2nd person
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unaletwa
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mnaletwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analetwa
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wanaletwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naletwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -letwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siletwi
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hatuletwi
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| 2nd person
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huletwi
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hamletwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haletwi
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hawaletwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -letwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taletwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taletwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -letwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niletwe
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tuletwe
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| 2nd person
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uletwe
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mletwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aletwe
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waletwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -letwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siletwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeletwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeletwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliletwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliletwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aletwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naletwa
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twaletwa
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| 2nd person
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waletwa
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mwaletwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aletwa
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waletwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waletwa
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yaletwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laletwa
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yaletwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaletwa
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vyaletwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaletwa
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zaletwa
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| u(XI)
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waletwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaletwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paletwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaletwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meletwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaletwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaletwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiletwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoletwa
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| Consecutive
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kaletwa / positive subject concord + -kaletwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaletwe
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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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-niletwa
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-tuletwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuletwa
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-waletwa/-kuletweni/-waletweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mletwa
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-waletwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uletwa
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-iletwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liletwa
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-yaletwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiletwa
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-viletwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iletwa
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-ziletwa
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| u(XI)
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-uletwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuletwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paletwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muletwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiletwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -letwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-letwaye
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-letwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-letwao
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-letwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-letwalo
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-letwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-letwacho
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-letwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-letwayo
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-letwazo
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| u(XI)
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-letwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-letwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-letwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-letwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -letwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeletwa
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-oletwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oletwa
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-yoletwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loletwa
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-yoletwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choletwa
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-vyoletwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoletwa
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-zoletwa
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| u(XI)
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-oletwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koletwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poletwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moletwa
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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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