Swahili
Verb
-lowesha (infinitive kulowesha)
- Causative form of -lowa: to soak
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lowesha
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| Positive present
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-nalowesha
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| Subjunctive
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-loweshe
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| Negative
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-loweshi
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| Imperative singular
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lowesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lowesha
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| Plural
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lowesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulowesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilowesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulowesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalowesha/nalowesha
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tunalowesha
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| 2nd person
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unalowesha
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mnalowesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analowesha
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wanalowesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalowesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -loweshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siloweshi
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hatuloweshi
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| 2nd person
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huloweshi
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hamloweshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haloweshi
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hawaloweshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -loweshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talowesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talowesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -loweshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niloweshe
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tuloweshe
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| 2nd person
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uloweshe
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mloweshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aloweshe
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waloweshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -loweshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siloweshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelowesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelowesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilowesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilowesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalowesha
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twalowesha
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| 2nd person
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walowesha
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mwalowesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alowesha
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walowesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walowesha
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yalowesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalowesha
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yalowesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalowesha
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vyalowesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yalowesha
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zalowesha
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| u(XI)
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walowesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalowesha
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| pa(XVI)
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palowesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalowesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melowesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalowesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalowesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilowesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolowesha
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| Consecutive
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kalowesha / positive subject concord + -kalowesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaloweshe
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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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-nilowesha
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-tulowesha
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| 2nd person
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-kulowesha
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-walowesha/-kulowesheni/-walowesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlowesha
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-walowesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulowesha
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-ilowesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilowesha
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-yalowesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilowesha
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-vilowesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilowesha
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-zilowesha
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| u(XI)
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-ulowesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulowesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-palowesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulowesha
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| Reflexive
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-jilowesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-loweshaye
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-loweshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-loweshao
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-loweshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loweshalo
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-loweshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-loweshacho
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-loweshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-loweshayo
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-loweshazo
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| u(XI)
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-loweshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-loweshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-loweshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-loweshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelowesha
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-olowesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olowesha
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-yolowesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolowesha
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-yolowesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholowesha
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-vyolowesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolowesha
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-zolowesha
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| u(XI)
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-olowesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolowesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-polowesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molowesha
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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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