Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-levya (infinitive kulevya)
- Causative form of -lewa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -levya
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| Positive present
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-nalevya
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| Subjunctive
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-levye
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| Negative
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-levyi
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| Imperative singular
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levya
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kulevya
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| Negative
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kutolevya
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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levya
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| Plural
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levyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulevya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilevya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulevya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalevya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalevya/nalevya
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tunalevya
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| 2nd person
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unalevya
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mnalevya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analevya
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wanalevya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalevya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -levyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silevyi
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hatulevyi
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| 2nd person
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hulevyi
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hamlevyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halevyi
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hawalevyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -levyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talevya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talevya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -levye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilevye
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tulevye
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| 2nd person
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ulevye
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mlevye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alevye
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walevye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -levye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silevye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelevya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelevya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilevya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilevya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alevya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalevya
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twalevya
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| 2nd person
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walevya
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mwalevya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alevya
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walevya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walevya
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yalevya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalevya
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yalevya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalevya
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vyalevya
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| n(IX/X)
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yalevya
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zalevya
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| u(XI)
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walevya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalevya
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| pa(XVI)
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palevya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalevya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melevya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalevya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalevya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilevya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolevya
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| Consecutive
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kalevya / positive subject concord + -kalevya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalevye
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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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-nilevya
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-tulevya
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| 2nd person
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-kulevya
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-walevya/-kulevyeni/-walevyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlevya
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-walevya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulevya
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-ilevya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilevya
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-yalevya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilevya
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-vilevya
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilevya
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-zilevya
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| u(XI)
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-ulevya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulevya
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| pa(XVI)
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-palevya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulevya
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| Reflexive
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-jilevya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -levya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-levyaye
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-levyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-levyao
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-levyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-levyalo
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-levyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-levyacho
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-levyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-levyayo
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-levyazo
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| u(XI)
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-levyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-levyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-levyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-levyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -levya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelevya
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-olevya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olevya
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-yolevya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolevya
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-yolevya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholevya
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-vyolevya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolevya
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-zolevya
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| u(XI)
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-olevya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolevya
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| pa(XVI)
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-polevya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molevya
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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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