Swahili
Verb
-poleka (infinitive kupoleka)
- Stative form of -poa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -poleka
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| Positive present
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-napoleka
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| Subjunctive
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-poleke
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| Negative
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-poleki
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| Imperative singular
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poleka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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poleka
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| Plural
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polekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupoleka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipoleka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupoleka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapoleka/napoleka
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tunapoleka
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| 2nd person
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unapoleka
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mnapoleka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapoleka
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wanapoleka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napoleka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -poleki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipoleki
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hatupoleki
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| 2nd person
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hupoleki
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hampoleki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapoleki
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hawapoleki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -poleki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapoleka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapoleka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poleke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipoleke
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tupoleke
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| 2nd person
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upoleke
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mpoleke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apoleke
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wapoleke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -poleke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipoleke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepoleka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepoleka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipoleka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipoleka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napoleka
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twapoleka
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| 2nd person
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wapoleka
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mwapoleka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apoleka
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wapoleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapoleka
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yapoleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapoleka
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yapoleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapoleka
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vyapoleka
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| n(IX/X)
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yapoleka
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zapoleka
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| u(XI)
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wapoleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapoleka
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| pa(XVI)
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papoleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapoleka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepoleka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapoleka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japoleka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipoleka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopoleka
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| Consecutive
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kapoleka / positive subject concord + -kapoleka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapoleke
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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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-nipoleka
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-tupoleka
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| 2nd person
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-kupoleka
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-wapoleka/-kupolekeni/-wapolekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpoleka
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-wapoleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upoleka
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-ipoleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipoleka
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-yapoleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipoleka
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-vipoleka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipoleka
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-zipoleka
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| u(XI)
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-upoleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupoleka
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| pa(XVI)
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-papoleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupoleka
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| Reflexive
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-jipoleka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poleka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-polekaye
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-polekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-polekao
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-polekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-polekalo
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-polekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-polekacho
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-polekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-polekayo
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-polekazo
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| u(XI)
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-polekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-polekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-polekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-polekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poleka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepoleka
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-opoleka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opoleka
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-yopoleka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopoleka
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-yopoleka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopoleka
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-vyopoleka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopoleka
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-zopoleka
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| u(XI)
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-opoleka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopoleka
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| pa(XVI)
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-popoleka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopoleka
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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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