Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-patanika (infinitive kupatanika)
- Stative form of -patana
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -patanika
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| Positive present
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-napatanika
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| Subjunctive
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-patanike
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| Negative
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-pataniki
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| Imperative singular
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patanika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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patanika
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| Plural
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patanikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupatanika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipatanika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupatanika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapatanika/napatanika
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tunapatanika
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| 2nd person
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unapatanika
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mnapatanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapatanika
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wanapatanika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napatanika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pataniki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipataniki
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hatupataniki
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| 2nd person
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hupataniki
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hampataniki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapataniki
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hawapataniki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pataniki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapatanika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapatanika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patanike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipatanike
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tupatanike
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| 2nd person
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upatanike
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mpatanike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatanike
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wapatanike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -patanike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipatanike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepatanika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepatanika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipatanika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipatanika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napatanika
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twapatanika
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| 2nd person
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wapatanika
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mwapatanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatanika
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wapatanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapatanika
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yapatanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapatanika
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yapatanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapatanika
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vyapatanika
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| n(IX/X)
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yapatanika
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zapatanika
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| u(XI)
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wapatanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapatanika
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| pa(XVI)
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papatanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapatanika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepatanika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapatanika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japatanika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipatanika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopatanika
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| Consecutive
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kapatanika / positive subject concord + -kapatanika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapatanike
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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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-nipatanika
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-tupatanika
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| 2nd person
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-kupatanika
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-wapatanika/-kupatanikeni/-wapatanikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpatanika
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-wapatanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upatanika
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-ipatanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipatanika
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-yapatanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipatanika
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-vipatanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipatanika
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-zipatanika
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| u(XI)
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-upatanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupatanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-papatanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupatanika
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| Reflexive
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-jipatanika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patanika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-patanikaye
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-patanikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-patanikao
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-patanikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-patanikalo
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-patanikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-patanikacho
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-patanikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-patanikayo
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-patanikazo
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| u(XI)
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-patanikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-patanikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-patanikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-patanikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepatanika
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-opatanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opatanika
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-yopatanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopatanika
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-yopatanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopatanika
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-vyopatanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopatanika
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-zopatanika
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| u(XI)
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-opatanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopatanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-popatanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopatanika
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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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