Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pikika (infinitive kupikika)
- Stative form of -pika: to be cookable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pikika
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| Positive present
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-napikika
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| Subjunctive
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-pikike
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| Negative
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-pikiki
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| Imperative singular
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pikika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pikika
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| Plural
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pikikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupikika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipikika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupikika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapikika/napikika
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tunapikika
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| 2nd person
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unapikika
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mnapikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapikika
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wanapikika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napikika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipikiki
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hatupikiki
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| 2nd person
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hupikiki
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hampikiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapikiki
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hawapikiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pikiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapikika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapikika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipikike
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tupikike
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| 2nd person
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upikike
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mpikike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikike
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wapikike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pikike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipikike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepikika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepikika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipikika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipikika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napikika
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twapikika
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| 2nd person
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wapikika
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mwapikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikika
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wapikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapikika
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yapikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapikika
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yapikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapikika
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vyapikika
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| n(IX/X)
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yapikika
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zapikika
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| u(XI)
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wapikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapikika
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| pa(XVI)
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papikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapikika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepikika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapikika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japikika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipikika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopikika
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| Consecutive
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kapikika / positive subject concord + -kapikika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapikike
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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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-nipikika
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-tupikika
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| 2nd person
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-kupikika
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-wapikika/-kupikikeni/-wapikikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpikika
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-wapikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upikika
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-ipikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipikika
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-yapikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipikika
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-vipikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipikika
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-zipikika
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| u(XI)
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-upikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-papikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupikika
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| Reflexive
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-jipikika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pikikaye
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-pikikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pikikao
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-pikikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pikikalo
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-pikikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pikikacho
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-pikikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pikikayo
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-pikikazo
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| u(XI)
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-pikikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pikikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pikikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pikikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepikika
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-opikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opikika
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-yopikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopikika
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-yopikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopikika
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-vyopikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopikika
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-zopikika
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| u(XI)
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-opikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-popikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopikika
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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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