Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ongelea (infinitive kuongelea)
- Applicative form of -ongea: to talk about
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ongelea
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| Positive present
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-naongelea
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| Subjunctive
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-ongelee
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| Negative
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-ongelei
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| Imperative singular
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ongelea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ongelea
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| Plural
|
ongeleeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huongelea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liongelea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuongelea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaongelea/naongelea
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tunaongelea
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| 2nd person
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unaongelea
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mnaongelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaongelea
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wanaongelea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naongelea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongelei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siongelei
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hatuongelei
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| 2nd person
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huongelei
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hamwongelei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haongelei
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hawaongelei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ongelei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taongelea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taongelea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongelee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niongelee
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tuongelee
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| 2nd person
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uongelee
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mwongelee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aongelee
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waongelee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ongelee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siongelee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeongelea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeongelea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliongelea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliongelea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naongelea
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twaongelea
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| 2nd person
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waongelea
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mwaongelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aongelea
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waongelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waongelea
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yaongelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laongelea
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yaongelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaongelea
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vyaongelea
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| n(IX/X)
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yaongelea
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zaongelea
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| u(XI)
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waongelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaongelea
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| pa(XVI)
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paongelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaongelea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meongelea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaongelea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaongelea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiongelea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoongelea
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| Consecutive
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kaongelea / positive subject concord + -kaongelea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaongelee
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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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-niongelea
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-tuongelea
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| 2nd person
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-kuongelea
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-waongelea/-kuongeleeni/-waongeleeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwongelea
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-waongelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uongelea
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-iongelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liongelea
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-yaongelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiongelea
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-viongelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-iongelea
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-ziongelea
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| u(XI)
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-uongelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuongelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-paongelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muongelea
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| Reflexive
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-jiongelea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongelea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ongeleaye
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-ongeleao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ongeleao
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-ongeleayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ongelealo
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-ongeleayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ongeleacho
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-ongeleavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ongeleayo
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-ongeleazo
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| u(XI)
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-ongeleao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ongeleako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ongeleapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ongeleamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeongelea
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-oongelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oongelea
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-yoongelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loongelea
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-yoongelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choongelea
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-vyoongelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoongelea
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-zoongelea
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| u(XI)
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-oongelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koongelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-poongelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moongelea
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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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