Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pikia (infinitive kupikia)
- Applicative form of -pika: to cook for someone
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pikia
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| Positive present
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-napikia
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| Subjunctive
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-pikie
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| Negative
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-pikii
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| Imperative singular
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pikia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kupikia
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| Negative
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kutopikia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pikia
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| Plural
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pikieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupikia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipikia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupikia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapikia/napikia
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tunapikia
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| 2nd person
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unapikia
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mnapikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapikia
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wanapikia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napikia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipikii
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hatupikii
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| 2nd person
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hupikii
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hampikii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapikii
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hawapikii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pikii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapikia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapikia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipikie
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tupikie
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| 2nd person
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upikie
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mpikie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikie
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wapikie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pikie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipikie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepikia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepikia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipikia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipikia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napikia
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twapikia
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| 2nd person
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wapikia
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mwapikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikia
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wapikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapikia
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yapikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapikia
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yapikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapikia
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vyapikia
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| n(IX/X)
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yapikia
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zapikia
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| u(XI)
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wapikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapikia
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| pa(XVI)
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papikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapikia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepikia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapikia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japikia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipikia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopikia
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| Consecutive
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kapikia / positive subject concord + -kapikia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapikie
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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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-nipikia
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-tupikia
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| 2nd person
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-kupikia
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-wapikia/-kupikieni/-wapikieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpikia
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-wapikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upikia
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-ipikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipikia
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-yapikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipikia
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-vipikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipikia
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-zipikia
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| u(XI)
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-upikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-papikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupikia
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| Reflexive
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-jipikia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pikiaye
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-pikiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pikiao
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-pikiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pikialo
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-pikiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pikiacho
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-pikiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pikiayo
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-pikiazo
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| u(XI)
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-pikiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pikiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pikiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pikiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepikia
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-opikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opikia
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-yopikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopikia
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-yopikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopikia
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-vyopikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopikia
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-zopikia
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| u(XI)
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-opikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-popikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopikia
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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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