Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lilika (infinitive kulilika)
- Stative form of -lia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lilika
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| Positive present
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-nalilika
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| Subjunctive
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-lilike
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| Negative
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-liliki
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| Imperative singular
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lilika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lilika
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| Plural
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lilikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulilika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lililika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulilika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalilika/nalilika
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tunalilika
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| 2nd person
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unalilika
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mnalilika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analilika
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wanalilika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalilika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -liliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sililiki
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hatuliliki
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| 2nd person
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huliliki
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hamliliki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haliliki
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hawaliliki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -liliki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talilika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talilika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lilike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nililike
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tulilike
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| 2nd person
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ulilike
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mlilike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alilike
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walilike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lilike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sililike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelilika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelilika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalililika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalililika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalilika
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twalilika
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| 2nd person
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walilika
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mwalilika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alilika
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walilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walilika
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yalilika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalilika
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yalilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalilika
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vyalilika
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| n(IX/X)
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yalilika
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zalilika
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| u(XI)
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walilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalilika
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| pa(XVI)
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palilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalilika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melilika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalilika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalilika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kililika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolilika
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| Consecutive
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kalilika / positive subject concord + -kalilika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalilike
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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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-nililika
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-tulilika
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| 2nd person
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-kulilika
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-walilika/-kulilikeni/-walilikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlilika
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-walilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulilika
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-ililika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lililika
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-yalilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kililika
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-vililika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ililika
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-zililika
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| u(XI)
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-ulilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulilika
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| pa(XVI)
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-palilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulilika
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| Reflexive
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-jililika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lilika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lilikaye
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-lilikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lilikao
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-lilikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilikalo
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-lilikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lilikacho
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-lilikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lilikayo
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-lilikazo
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| u(XI)
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-lilikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lilikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lilikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lilikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelilika
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-olilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olilika
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-yolilika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolilika
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-yolilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholilika
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-vyolilika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolilika
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-zolilika
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| u(XI)
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-olilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolilika
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| pa(XVI)
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-polilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molilika
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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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