Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-poteka (infinitive kupoteka)
- Stative form of -pota
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -poteka
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| Positive present
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-napoteka
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| Subjunctive
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-poteke
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| Negative
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-poteki
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| Imperative singular
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poteka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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poteka
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| Plural
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potekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupoteka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipoteka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupoteka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoteka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapoteka/napoteka
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tunapoteka
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| 2nd person
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unapoteka
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mnapoteka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapoteka
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wanapoteka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napoteka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -poteki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipoteki
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hatupoteki
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| 2nd person
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hupoteki
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hampoteki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapoteki
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hawapoteki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -poteki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapoteka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapoteka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poteke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipoteke
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tupoteke
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| 2nd person
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upoteke
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mpoteke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apoteke
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wapoteke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -poteke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipoteke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepoteka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepoteka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipoteka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipoteka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoteka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napoteka
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twapoteka
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| 2nd person
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wapoteka
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mwapoteka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apoteka
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wapoteka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapoteka
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yapoteka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapoteka
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yapoteka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapoteka
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vyapoteka
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| n(IX/X)
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yapoteka
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zapoteka
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| u(XI)
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wapoteka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapoteka
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| pa(XVI)
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papoteka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapoteka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepoteka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapoteka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japoteka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipoteka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopoteka
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| Consecutive
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kapoteka / positive subject concord + -kapoteka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapoteke
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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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-nipoteka
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-tupoteka
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| 2nd person
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-kupoteka
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-wapoteka/-kupotekeni/-wapotekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpoteka
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-wapoteka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upoteka
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-ipoteka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipoteka
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-yapoteka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipoteka
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-vipoteka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipoteka
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-zipoteka
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| u(XI)
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-upoteka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupoteka
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| pa(XVI)
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-papoteka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupoteka
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| Reflexive
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-jipoteka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poteka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-potekaye
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-potekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-potekao
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-potekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-potekalo
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-potekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-potekacho
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-potekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-potekayo
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-potekazo
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| u(XI)
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-potekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-potekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-potekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-potekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poteka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepoteka
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-opoteka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opoteka
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-yopoteka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopoteka
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-yopoteka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopoteka
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-vyopoteka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopoteka
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-zopoteka
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| u(XI)
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-opoteka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopoteka
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| pa(XVI)
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-popoteka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopoteka
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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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