Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pitika (infinitive kupitika)
- Stative form of -pita: to be passable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pitika
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| Positive present
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-napitika
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| Subjunctive
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-pitike
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| Negative
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-pitiki
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| Imperative singular
|
pitika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pitika
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| Plural
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pitikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupitika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipitika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupitika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapitika/napitika
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tunapitika
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| 2nd person
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unapitika
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mnapitika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapitika
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wanapitika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napitika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipitiki
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hatupitiki
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| 2nd person
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hupitiki
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hampitiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapitiki
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hawapitiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pitiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapitika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapitika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipitike
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tupitike
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| 2nd person
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upitike
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mpitike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitike
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wapitike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pitike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipitike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepitika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepitika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipitika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipitika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napitika
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twapitika
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| 2nd person
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wapitika
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mwapitika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitika
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wapitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapitika
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yapitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapitika
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yapitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapitika
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vyapitika
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| n(IX/X)
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yapitika
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zapitika
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| u(XI)
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wapitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapitika
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| pa(XVI)
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papitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapitika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepitika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapitika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japitika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipitika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopitika
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| Consecutive
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kapitika / positive subject concord + -kapitika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapitike
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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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-nipitika
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-tupitika
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| 2nd person
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-kupitika
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-wapitika/-kupitikeni/-wapitikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpitika
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-wapitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upitika
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-ipitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipitika
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-yapitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipitika
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-vipitika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipitika
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-zipitika
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| u(XI)
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-upitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupitika
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| pa(XVI)
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-papitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupitika
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| Reflexive
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-jipitika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pitikaye
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-pitikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pitikao
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-pitikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pitikalo
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-pitikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pitikacho
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-pitikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pitikayo
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-pitikazo
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| u(XI)
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-pitikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pitikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pitikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pitikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepitika
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-opitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opitika
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-yopitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopitika
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-yopitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopitika
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-vyopitika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopitika
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-zopitika
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| u(XI)
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-opitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopitika
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| pa(XVI)
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-popitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopitika
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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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