Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-okolewa (infinitive kuokolewa)
- Passive form of -okoa: to be rescued, to be preserved
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -okolewa
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| Positive present
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-naokolewa
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| Subjunctive
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-okolewe
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| Negative
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-okolewi
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| Imperative singular
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okolewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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okolewa
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| Plural
|
okoleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huokolewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liokolewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuokolewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaokolewa/naokolewa
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tunaokolewa
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| 2nd person
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unaokolewa
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mnaokolewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaokolewa
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wanaokolewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naokolewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -okolewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siokolewi
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hatuokolewi
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| 2nd person
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huokolewi
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hamwokolewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haokolewi
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hawaokolewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -okolewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taokolewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taokolewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okolewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niokolewe
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tuokolewe
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| 2nd person
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uokolewe
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mwokolewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aokolewe
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waokolewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -okolewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siokolewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeokolewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeokolewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliokolewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliokolewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naokolewa
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twaokolewa
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| 2nd person
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waokolewa
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mwaokolewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aokolewa
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waokolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waokolewa
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yaokolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laokolewa
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yaokolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaokolewa
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vyaokolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaokolewa
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zaokolewa
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| u(XI)
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waokolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaokolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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paokolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaokolewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meokolewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaokolewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaokolewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiokolewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipookolewa
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| Consecutive
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kaokolewa / positive subject concord + -kaokolewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaokolewe
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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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-niokolewa
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-tuokolewa
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| 2nd person
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-kuokolewa
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-waokolewa/-kuokoleweni/-waokoleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwokolewa
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-waokolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uokolewa
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-iokolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liokolewa
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-yaokolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiokolewa
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-viokolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iokolewa
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-ziokolewa
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| u(XI)
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-uokolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuokolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paokolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muokolewa
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| Reflexive
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-jiokolewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okolewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-okolewaye
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-okolewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okolewao
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-okolewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-okolewalo
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-okolewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-okolewacho
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-okolewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-okolewayo
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-okolewazo
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| u(XI)
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-okolewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-okolewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-okolewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-okolewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okolewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeokolewa
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-ookolewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ookolewa
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-yookolewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lookolewa
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-yookolewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chookolewa
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-vyookolewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yookolewa
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-zookolewa
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| u(XI)
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-ookolewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kookolewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pookolewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mookolewa
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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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