Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pelekwa (infinitive kupelekwa)
- Passive form of -peleka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pelekwa
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| Positive present
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-napelekwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pelekwe
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| Negative
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-pelekwi
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| Imperative singular
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pelekwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pelekwa
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| Plural
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pelekweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupelekwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipelekwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupelekwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napelekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapelekwa/napelekwa
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tunapelekwa
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| 2nd person
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unapelekwa
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mnapelekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapelekwa
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wanapelekwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napelekwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pelekwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipelekwi
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hatupelekwi
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| 2nd person
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hupelekwi
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hampelekwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapelekwi
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hawapelekwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pelekwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapelekwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapelekwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pelekwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipelekwe
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tupelekwe
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| 2nd person
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upelekwe
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mpelekwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apelekwe
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wapelekwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pelekwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipelekwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepelekwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepelekwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipelekwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipelekwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apelekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napelekwa
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twapelekwa
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| 2nd person
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wapelekwa
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mwapelekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apelekwa
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wapelekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapelekwa
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yapelekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapelekwa
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yapelekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapelekwa
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vyapelekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapelekwa
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zapelekwa
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| u(XI)
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wapelekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapelekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papelekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapelekwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepelekwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapelekwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japelekwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipelekwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopelekwa
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| Consecutive
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kapelekwa / positive subject concord + -kapelekwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapelekwe
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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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-nipelekwa
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-tupelekwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupelekwa
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-wapelekwa/-kupelekweni/-wapelekweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpelekwa
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-wapelekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upelekwa
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-ipelekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipelekwa
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-yapelekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipelekwa
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-vipelekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipelekwa
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-zipelekwa
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| u(XI)
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-upelekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupelekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papelekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupelekwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipelekwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pelekwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pelekwaye
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-pelekwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pelekwao
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-pelekwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pelekwalo
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-pelekwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pelekwacho
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-pelekwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pelekwayo
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-pelekwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pelekwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pelekwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pelekwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pelekwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pelekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepelekwa
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-opelekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opelekwa
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-yopelekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopelekwa
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-yopelekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopelekwa
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-vyopelekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopelekwa
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-zopelekwa
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| u(XI)
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-opelekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopelekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popelekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopelekwa
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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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