Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-poneka (infinitive kuponeka)
- Stative form of -pona
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -poneka
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| Positive present
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-naponeka
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| Subjunctive
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-poneke
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| Negative
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-poneki
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| Imperative singular
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poneka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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poneka
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| Plural
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ponekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huponeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liponeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuponeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaponeka/naponeka
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tunaponeka
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| 2nd person
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unaponeka
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mnaponeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaponeka
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wanaponeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naponeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -poneki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siponeki
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hatuponeki
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| 2nd person
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huponeki
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hamponeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haponeki
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hawaponeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -poneki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taponeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taponeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poneke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niponeke
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tuponeke
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| 2nd person
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uponeke
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mponeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aponeke
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waponeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -poneke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siponeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeponeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeponeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliponeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliponeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naponeka
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twaponeka
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| 2nd person
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waponeka
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mwaponeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aponeka
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waponeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waponeka
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yaponeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laponeka
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yaponeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaponeka
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vyaponeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaponeka
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zaponeka
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| u(XI)
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waponeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaponeka
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| pa(XVI)
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paponeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaponeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meponeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaponeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japoneka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiponeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoponeka
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| Consecutive
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kaponeka / positive subject concord + -kaponeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaponeke
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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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-niponeka
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-tuponeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuponeka
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-waponeka/-kuponekeni/-waponekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mponeka
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-waponeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uponeka
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-iponeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liponeka
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-yaponeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiponeka
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-viponeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-iponeka
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-ziponeka
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| u(XI)
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-uponeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuponeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paponeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muponeka
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| Reflexive
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-jiponeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poneka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ponekaye
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-ponekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ponekao
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-ponekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ponekalo
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-ponekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ponekacho
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-ponekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ponekayo
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-ponekazo
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| u(XI)
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-ponekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ponekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ponekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poneka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeponeka
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-oponeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oponeka
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-yoponeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loponeka
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-yoponeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choponeka
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-vyoponeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoponeka
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-zoponeka
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| u(XI)
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-oponeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koponeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poponeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moponeka
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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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