Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pakwa (infinitive kupakwa)
- Passive form of -paka: to be spread or applied
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pakwa
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| Positive present
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-napakwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pakwe
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| Negative
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-pakwi
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| Imperative singular
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pakwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupakwa
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| Negative
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kutopakwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pakwa
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| Plural
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pakweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupakwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipakwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupakwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapakwa/napakwa
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tunapakwa
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| 2nd person
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unapakwa
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mnapakwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapakwa
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wanapakwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napakwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipakwi
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hatupakwi
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| 2nd person
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hupakwi
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hampakwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapakwi
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hawapakwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pakwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapakwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapakwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipakwe
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tupakwe
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| 2nd person
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upakwe
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mpakwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apakwe
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wapakwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pakwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipakwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepakwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepakwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipakwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipakwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napakwa
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twapakwa
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| 2nd person
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wapakwa
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mwapakwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apakwa
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wapakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapakwa
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yapakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapakwa
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yapakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapakwa
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vyapakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapakwa
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zapakwa
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| u(XI)
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wapakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapakwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepakwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapakwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japakwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipakwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopakwa
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| Consecutive
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kapakwa / positive subject concord + -kapakwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapakwe
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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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-nipakwa
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-tupakwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupakwa
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-wapakwa/-kupakweni/-wapakweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpakwa
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-wapakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upakwa
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-ipakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipakwa
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-yapakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipakwa
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-vipakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipakwa
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-zipakwa
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| u(XI)
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-upakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupakwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipakwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pakwaye
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-pakwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pakwao
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-pakwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pakwalo
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-pakwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pakwacho
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-pakwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pakwayo
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-pakwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pakwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pakwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pakwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepakwa
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-opakwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opakwa
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-yopakwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopakwa
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-yopakwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopakwa
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-vyopakwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopakwa
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-zopakwa
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| u(XI)
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-opakwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopakwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popakwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopakwa
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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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