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Noun
rukia (plural rukias)
- Any bird of the genus Rukia, native to Micronesia.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-rukia (infinitive kurukia)
- Applicative form of -ruka: to jump at, to jump on
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rukia
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| Positive present
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-narukia
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| Subjunctive
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-rukie
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| Negative
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-rukii
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| Imperative singular
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rukia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kurukia
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| Negative
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kutorukia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rukia
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| Plural
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rukieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurukia
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lirukia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurukia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarukia/narukia
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tunarukia
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| 2nd person
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unarukia
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mnarukia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarukia
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wanarukia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narukia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rukii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirukii
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haturukii
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| 2nd person
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hurukii
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hamrukii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harukii
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hawarukii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rukii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarukia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarukia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rukie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirukie
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turukie
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| 2nd person
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urukie
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mrukie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arukie
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warukie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rukie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirukie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerukia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerukia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirukia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirukia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narukia
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twarukia
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| 2nd person
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warukia
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mwarukia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arukia
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warukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warukia
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yarukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larukia
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yarukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charukia
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vyarukia
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| n(IX/X)
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yarukia
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zarukia
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| u(XI)
|
warukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarukia
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| pa(XVI)
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parukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarukia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merukia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharukia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarukia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirukia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporukia
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| Consecutive
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karukia / positive subject concord + -karukia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karukie
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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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-nirukia
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-turukia
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| 2nd person
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-kurukia
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-warukia/-kurukieni/-warukieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrukia
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-warukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urukia
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-irukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirukia
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-yarukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirukia
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-virukia
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| n(IX/X)
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-irukia
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-zirukia
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| u(XI)
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-urukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurukia
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| pa(XVI)
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-parukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murukia
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| Reflexive
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-jirukia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rukia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rukiaye
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-rukiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rukiao
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-rukiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rukialo
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-rukiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rukiacho
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-rukiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rukiayo
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-rukiazo
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| u(XI)
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-rukiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rukiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rukiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rukiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerukia
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-orukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orukia
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-yorukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorukia
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-yorukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorukia
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-vyorukia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorukia
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-zorukia
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| u(XI)
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-orukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korukia
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| pa(XVI)
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-porukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morukia
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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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