Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendeka (infinitive kupendeka)
- Stative form of -penda: to be popular, be liked
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendeka
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| Positive present
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-napendeka
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| Subjunctive
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-pendeke
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| Negative
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-pendeki
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| Imperative singular
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pendeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendeka
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| Plural
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pendekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendeka/napendeka
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tunapendeka
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| 2nd person
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unapendeka
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mnapendeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendeka
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wanapendeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendeki
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hatupendeki
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| 2nd person
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hupendeki
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hampendeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendeki
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hawapendeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendeke
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tupendeke
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| 2nd person
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upendeke
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mpendeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeke
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wapendeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendeka
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twapendeka
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| 2nd person
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wapendeka
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mwapendeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeka
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wapendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendeka
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yapendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendeka
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yapendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendeka
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vyapendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendeka
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zapendeka
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| u(XI)
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wapendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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papendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendeka
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| Consecutive
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kapendeka / positive subject concord + -kapendeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendeke
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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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-nipendeka
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-tupendeka
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| 2nd person
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-kupendeka
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-wapendeka/-kupendekeni/-wapendekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendeka
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-wapendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendeka
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-ipendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendeka
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-yapendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendeka
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-vipendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendeka
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-zipendeka
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| u(XI)
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-upendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendeka
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| Reflexive
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-jipendeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendekaye
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-pendekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendekao
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-pendekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendekalo
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-pendekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendekacho
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-pendekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendekayo
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-pendekazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependeka
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-opendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendeka
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-yopendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendeka
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-yopendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendeka
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-vyopendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendeka
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-zopendeka
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| u(XI)
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-opendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendeka
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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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Derived terms