Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-shukwa (infinitive kushukwa)
- Passive form of -shuka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shukwa
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| Positive present
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-nashukwa
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| Subjunctive
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-shukwe
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| Negative
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-shukwi
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| Imperative singular
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shukwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shukwa
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| Plural
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shukweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushukwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishukwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushukwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashukwa/nashukwa
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tunashukwa
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| 2nd person
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unashukwa
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mnashukwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashukwa
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wanashukwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashukwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shukwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishukwi
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hatushukwi
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| 2nd person
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hushukwi
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hamshukwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashukwi
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hawashukwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shukwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashukwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashukwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shukwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishukwe
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tushukwe
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| 2nd person
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ushukwe
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mshukwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashukwe
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washukwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shukwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishukwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshukwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshukwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishukwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishukwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashukwa
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twashukwa
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| 2nd person
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washukwa
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mwashukwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashukwa
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washukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washukwa
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yashukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashukwa
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yashukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashukwa
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vyashukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yashukwa
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zashukwa
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| u(XI)
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washukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pashukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashukwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshukwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashukwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashukwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishukwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhukwa
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| Consecutive
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kashukwa / positive subject concord + -kashukwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashukwe
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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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-nishukwa
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-tushukwa
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| 2nd person
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-kushukwa
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-washukwa/-kushukweni/-washukweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshukwa
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-washukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushukwa
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-ishukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishukwa
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-yashukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishukwa
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-vishukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishukwa
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-zishukwa
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| u(XI)
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-ushukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushukwa
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| Reflexive
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-jishukwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shukwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shukwaye
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-shukwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shukwao
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-shukwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shukwalo
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-shukwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shukwacho
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-shukwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shukwayo
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-shukwazo
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| u(XI)
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-shukwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shukwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shukwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shukwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshukwa
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-oshukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshukwa
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-yoshukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshukwa
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-yoshukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshukwa
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-vyoshukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshukwa
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-zoshukwa
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| u(XI)
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-oshukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshukwa
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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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