Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-rutubika (infinitive kurutubika)
- Stative form of rutuba: to be damp, be fertile (of land)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rutubika
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| Positive present
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-narutubika
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| Subjunctive
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-rutubike
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| Negative
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-rutubiki
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| Imperative singular
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rutubika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rutubika
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| Plural
|
rutubikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurutubika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirutubika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurutubika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narutubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarutubika/narutubika
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tunarutubika
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| 2nd person
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unarutubika
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mnarutubika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarutubika
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wanarutubika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narutubika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rutubiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirutubiki
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haturutubiki
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| 2nd person
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hurutubiki
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hamrutubiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harutubiki
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hawarutubiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rutubiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarutubika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarutubika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rutubike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirutubike
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turutubike
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| 2nd person
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urutubike
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mrutubike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arutubike
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warutubike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rutubike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirutubike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerutubika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerutubika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirutubika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirutubika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arutubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narutubika
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twarutubika
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| 2nd person
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warutubika
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mwarutubika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arutubika
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warutubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warutubika
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yarutubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larutubika
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yarutubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charutubika
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vyarutubika
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| n(IX/X)
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yarutubika
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zarutubika
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| u(XI)
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warutubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarutubika
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| pa(XVI)
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parutubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarutubika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merutubika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharutubika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarutubika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirutubika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporutubika
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| Consecutive
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karutubika / positive subject concord + -karutubika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karutubike
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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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-nirutubika
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-turutubika
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| 2nd person
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-kurutubika
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-warutubika/-kurutubikeni/-warutubikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrutubika
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-warutubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urutubika
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-irutubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirutubika
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-yarutubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirutubika
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-virutubika
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| n(IX/X)
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-irutubika
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-zirutubika
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| u(XI)
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-urutubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurutubika
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| pa(XVI)
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-parutubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murutubika
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| Reflexive
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-jirutubika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rutubika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rutubikaye
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-rutubikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rutubikao
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-rutubikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rutubikalo
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-rutubikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rutubikacho
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-rutubikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rutubikayo
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-rutubikazo
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| u(XI)
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-rutubikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rutubikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rutubikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rutubikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rutubika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerutubika
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-orutubika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orutubika
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-yorutubika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorutubika
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-yorutubika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorutubika
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-vyorutubika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorutubika
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-zorutubika
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| u(XI)
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-orutubika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korutubika
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| pa(XVI)
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-porutubika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morutubika
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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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