Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima).
Verb
-rehemu (infinitive kurehemu)
- to have mercy on, to pity
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rehemu
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| Positive present
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-narehemu
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| Subjunctive
|
-rehemu
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| Negative
|
-rehemu
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| Imperative singular
|
rehemu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
rehemu
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| Plural
|
rehemuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurehemu
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lirehemu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurehemu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narehemu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarehemu/narehemu
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tunarehemu
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| 2nd person
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unarehemu
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mnarehemu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarehemu
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wanarehemu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narehemu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rehemu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirehemu
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haturehemu
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| 2nd person
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hurehemu
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hamrehemu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harehemu
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hawarehemu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rehemu
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarehemu
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarehemu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rehemu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirehemu
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turehemu
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| 2nd person
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urehemu
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mrehemu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arehemu
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warehemu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rehemu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirehemu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerehemu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerehemu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirehemu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirehemu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arehemu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narehemu
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twarehemu
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| 2nd person
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warehemu
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mwarehemu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
arehemu
|
warehemu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warehemu
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yarehemu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larehemu
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yarehemu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charehemu
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vyarehemu
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| n(IX/X)
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yarehemu
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zarehemu
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| u(XI)
|
warehemu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarehemu
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| pa(XVI)
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parehemu
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarehemu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merehemu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharehemu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarehemu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirehemu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporehemu
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| Consecutive
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karehemu / positive subject concord + -karehemu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karehemu
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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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-nirehemu
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-turehemu
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| 2nd person
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-kurehemu
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-warehemu/-kurehemuni/-warehemuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrehemu
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-warehemu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urehemu
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-irehemu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirehemu
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-yarehemu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirehemu
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-virehemu
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| n(IX/X)
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-irehemu
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-zirehemu
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| u(XI)
|
-urehemu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurehemu
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| pa(XVI)
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-parehemu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murehemu
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| Reflexive
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-jirehemu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rehemu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rehemuye
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-rehemuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rehemuo
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-rehemuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rehemulo
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-rehemuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rehemucho
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-rehemuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rehemuyo
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-rehemuzo
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| u(XI)
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-rehemuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rehemuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-rehemupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rehemumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rehemu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerehemu
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-orehemu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orehemu
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-yorehemu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorehemu
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-yorehemu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorehemu
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-vyorehemu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorehemu
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-zorehemu
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| u(XI)
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-orehemu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korehemu
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| pa(XVI)
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-porehemu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morehemu
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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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