Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-potewa (infinitive kupotewa)
- Passive form of -pota
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -potewa
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| Positive present
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-napotewa
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| Subjunctive
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-potewe
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| Negative
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-potewi
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| Imperative singular
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potewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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potewa
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| Plural
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poteweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupotewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipotewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupotewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapotewa/napotewa
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tunapotewa
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| 2nd person
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unapotewa
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mnapotewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapotewa
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wanapotewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napotewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -potewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipotewi
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hatupotewi
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| 2nd person
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hupotewi
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hampotewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapotewi
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hawapotewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -potewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapotewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapotewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipotewe
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tupotewe
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| 2nd person
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upotewe
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mpotewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotewe
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wapotewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -potewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipotewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepotewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepotewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipotewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipotewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napotewa
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twapotewa
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| 2nd person
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wapotewa
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mwapotewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotewa
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wapotewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapotewa
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yapotewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapotewa
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yapotewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapotewa
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vyapotewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapotewa
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zapotewa
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| u(XI)
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wapotewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapotewa
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| pa(XVI)
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papotewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapotewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepotewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapotewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japotewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipotewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopotewa
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| Consecutive
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kapotewa / positive subject concord + -kapotewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapotewe
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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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-nipotewa
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-tupotewa
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| 2nd person
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-kupotewa
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-wapotewa/-kupoteweni/-wapoteweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpotewa
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-wapotewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upotewa
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-ipotewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipotewa
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-yapotewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipotewa
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-vipotewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipotewa
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-zipotewa
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| u(XI)
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-upotewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupotewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papotewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupotewa
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| Reflexive
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-jipotewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-potewaye
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-potewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-potewao
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-potewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-potewalo
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-potewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-potewacho
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-potewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-potewayo
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-potewazo
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| u(XI)
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-potewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-potewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-potewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-potewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepotewa
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-opotewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opotewa
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-yopotewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopotewa
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-yopotewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopotewa
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-vyopotewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopotewa
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-zopotewa
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| u(XI)
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-opotewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopotewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popotewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopotewa
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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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