Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lipia (infinitive kulipia)
- Applicative form of -lipa: to pay for (something)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lipia
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| Positive present
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-nalipia
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| Subjunctive
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-lipie
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| Negative
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-lipii
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| Imperative singular
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lipia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kulipia
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| Negative
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kutolipia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lipia
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| Plural
|
lipieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulipia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilipia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulipia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalipia/nalipia
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tunalipia
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| 2nd person
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unalipia
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mnalipia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analipia
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wanalipia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalipia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silipii
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hatulipii
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| 2nd person
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hulipii
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hamlipii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halipii
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hawalipii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lipii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talipia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talipia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilipie
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tulipie
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| 2nd person
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ulipie
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mlipie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alipie
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walipie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lipie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silipie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelipia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelipia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilipia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilipia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalipia
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twalipia
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| 2nd person
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walipia
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mwalipia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alipia
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walipia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walipia
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yalipia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalipia
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yalipia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalipia
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vyalipia
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| n(IX/X)
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yalipia
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zalipia
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| u(XI)
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walipia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalipia
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| pa(XVI)
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palipia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalipia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melipia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalipia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalipia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilipia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolipia
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| Consecutive
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kalipia / positive subject concord + -kalipia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalipie
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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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-nilipia
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-tulipia
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| 2nd person
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-kulipia
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-walipia/-kulipieni/-walipieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlipia
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-walipia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulipia
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-ilipia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilipia
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-yalipia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilipia
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-vilipia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilipia
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-zilipia
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| u(XI)
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-ulipia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulipia
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| pa(XVI)
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-palipia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulipia
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| Reflexive
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-jilipia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lipiaye
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-lipiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lipiao
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-lipiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipialo
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-lipiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lipiacho
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-lipiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lipiayo
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-lipiazo
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| u(XI)
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-lipiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lipiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lipiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lipiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelipia
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-olipia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olipia
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-yolipia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolipia
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-yolipia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholipia
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-vyolipia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolipia
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-zolipia
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| u(XI)
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-olipia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolipia
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| pa(XVI)
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-polipia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molipia
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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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Derived terms