Swahili
Etymology
From -nene with the “inceptive” extension also seen in -ogopa and -lapa.
Pronunciation
Verb
-nenepa (infinitive kunenepa)
- to become fat; gain weight
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nenepa
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| Positive present
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-nanenepa
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| Subjunctive
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-nenepe
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| Negative
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-nenepi
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| Imperative singular
|
nenepa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nenepa
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| Plural
|
nenepeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunenepa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linenepa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunenepa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanenepa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanenepa/nanenepa
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tunanenepa
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| 2nd person
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unanenepa
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mnanenepa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananenepa
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wananenepa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanenepa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nenepi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinenepi
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hatunenepi
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| 2nd person
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hunenepi
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hamnenepi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanenepi
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hawanenepi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nenepi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanenepa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanenepa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nenepe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninenepe
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tunenepe
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| 2nd person
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unenepe
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mnenepe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anenepe
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wanenepe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nenepe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinenepe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenenepa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenenepa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinenepa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinenepa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anenepa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanenepa
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twanenepa
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| 2nd person
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wanenepa
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mwanenepa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anenepa
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wanenepa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanenepa
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yanenepa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanenepa
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yanenepa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanenepa
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vyanenepa
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| n(IX/X)
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yanenepa
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zanenepa
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| u(XI)
|
wanenepa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanenepa
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| pa(XVI)
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panenepa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanenepa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menenepa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanenepa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janenepa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinenepa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponenepa
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| Consecutive
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kanenepa / positive subject concord + -kanenepa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanenepe
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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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-ninenepa
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-tunenepa
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| 2nd person
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-kunenepa
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-wanenepa/-kunenepeni/-wanenepeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnenepa
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-wanenepa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unenepa
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-inenepa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linenepa
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-yanenepa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinenepa
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-vinenepa
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| n(IX/X)
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-inenepa
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-zinenepa
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| u(XI)
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-unenepa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunenepa
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| pa(XVI)
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-panenepa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munenepa
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| Reflexive
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-jinenepa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nenepa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nenepaye
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-nenepao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nenepao
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-nenepayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nenepalo
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-nenepayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nenepacho
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-nenepavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nenepayo
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-nenepazo
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| u(XI)
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-nenepao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nenepako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nenepapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nenepamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nenepa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenenepa
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-onenepa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onenepa
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-yonenepa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonenepa
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-yonenepa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonenepa
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-vyonenepa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonenepa
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-zonenepa
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| u(XI)
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-onenepa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konenepa
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponenepa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monenepa
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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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