Swahili
Etymology
Formed through an elision from -sherehekea.
Pronunciation
Verb
-sherekea (infinitive kusherekea)
- to celebrate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sherekea
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| Positive present
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-nasherekea
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| Subjunctive
|
-sherekee
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| Negative
|
-sherekei
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| Imperative singular
|
sherekea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
sherekea
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| Plural
|
sherekeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husherekea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisherekea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusherekea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasherekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasherekea/nasherekea
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tunasherekea
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| 2nd person
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unasherekea
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mnasherekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasherekea
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wanasherekea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasherekea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sherekei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisherekei
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hatusherekei
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| 2nd person
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husherekei
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hamsherekei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasherekei
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hawasherekei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sherekei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasherekea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasherekea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sherekee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisherekee
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tusherekee
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| 2nd person
|
usherekee
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msherekee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asherekee
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washerekee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sherekee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisherekee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesherekea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesherekea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisherekea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisherekea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asherekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasherekea
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twasherekea
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| 2nd person
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washerekea
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mwasherekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asherekea
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washerekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washerekea
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yasherekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasherekea
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yasherekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasherekea
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vyasherekea
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| n(IX/X)
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yasherekea
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zasherekea
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| u(XI)
|
washerekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasherekea
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasherekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasherekea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesherekea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasherekea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasherekea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisherekea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposherekea
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| Consecutive
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kasherekea / positive subject concord + -kasherekea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasherekee
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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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-nisherekea
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-tusherekea
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| 2nd person
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-kusherekea
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-washerekea/-kusherekeeni/-washerekeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msherekea
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-washerekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usherekea
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-isherekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisherekea
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-yasherekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisherekea
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-visherekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-isherekea
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-zisherekea
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| u(XI)
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-usherekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusherekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasherekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musherekea
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| Reflexive
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-jisherekea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sherekea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sherekeaye
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-sherekeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sherekeao
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-sherekeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sherekealo
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-sherekeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sherekeacho
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-sherekeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sherekeayo
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-sherekeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-sherekeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sherekeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sherekeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sherekeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sherekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesherekea
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-osherekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osherekea
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-yosherekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losherekea
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-yosherekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosherekea
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-vyosherekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosherekea
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-zosherekea
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| u(XI)
|
-osherekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosherekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-posherekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosherekea
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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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