Swahili
Verb
-loweka (infinitive kuloweka)
- Stative form of -lowa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -loweka
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| Positive present
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-naloweka
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| Subjunctive
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-loweke
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| Negative
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-loweki
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| Imperative singular
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loweka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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loweka
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| Plural
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lowekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huloweka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liloweka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuloweka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naloweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaloweka/naloweka
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tunaloweka
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| 2nd person
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unaloweka
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mnaloweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analoweka
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wanaloweka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naloweka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -loweki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siloweki
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hatuloweki
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| 2nd person
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huloweki
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hamloweki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haloweki
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hawaloweki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -loweki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taloweka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taloweka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -loweke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niloweke
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tuloweke
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| 2nd person
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uloweke
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mloweke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aloweke
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waloweke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -loweke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siloweke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeloweka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeloweka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliloweka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliloweka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aloweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naloweka
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twaloweka
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| 2nd person
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waloweka
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mwaloweka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aloweka
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waloweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waloweka
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yaloweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laloweka
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yaloweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaloweka
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vyaloweka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaloweka
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zaloweka
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| u(XI)
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waloweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaloweka
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| pa(XVI)
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paloweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaloweka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meloweka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaloweka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaloweka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiloweka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoloweka
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| Consecutive
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kaloweka / positive subject concord + -kaloweka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaloweke
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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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-niloweka
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-tuloweka
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| 2nd person
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-kuloweka
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-waloweka/-kulowekeni/-walowekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mloweka
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-waloweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uloweka
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-iloweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liloweka
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-yaloweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiloweka
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-viloweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-iloweka
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-ziloweka
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| u(XI)
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-uloweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuloweka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paloweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muloweka
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| Reflexive
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-jiloweka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -loweka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lowekaye
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-lowekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lowekao
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-lowekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowekalo
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-lowekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lowekacho
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-lowekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lowekayo
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-lowekazo
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| u(XI)
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-lowekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lowekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lowekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lowekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -loweka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeloweka
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-oloweka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oloweka
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-yoloweka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loloweka
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-yoloweka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choloweka
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-vyoloweka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoloweka
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-zoloweka
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| u(XI)
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-oloweka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koloweka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poloweka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moloweka
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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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