Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-someka (infinitive kusomeka)
- Stative form of -soma: to be legible, be readable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -someka
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| Positive present
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-nasomeka
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| Subjunctive
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-someke
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| Negative
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-someki
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| Imperative singular
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someka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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someka
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| Plural
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somekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husomeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisomeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusomeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasomeka/nasomeka
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tunasomeka
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| 2nd person
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unasomeka
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mnasomeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomeka
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wanasomeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasomeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -someki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisomeki
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hatusomeki
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| 2nd person
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husomeki
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hamsomeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasomeki
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hawasomeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -someki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasomeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasomeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisomeke
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tusomeke
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| 2nd person
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usomeke
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msomeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeke
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wasomeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -someke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesomeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisomeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasomeka
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twasomeka
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| 2nd person
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wasomeka
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mwasomeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeka
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wasomeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasomeka
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yasomeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasomeka
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yasomeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasomeka
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vyasomeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yasomeka
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zasomeka
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| u(XI)
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wasomeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasomeka
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| pa(XVI)
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pasomeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasomeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomeka
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| Consecutive
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kasomeka / positive subject concord + -kasomeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasomeke
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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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-nisomeka
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-tusomeka
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| 2nd person
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-kusomeka
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-wasomeka/-kusomekeni/-wasomekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msomeka
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-wasomeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usomeka
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-isomeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisomeka
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-yasomeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisomeka
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-visomeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-isomeka
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-zisomeka
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| u(XI)
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-usomeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusomeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasomeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musomeka
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| Reflexive
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-jisomeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -someka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-somekaye
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-somekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-somekao
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-somekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-somekalo
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-somekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-somekacho
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-somekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-somekayo
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-somekazo
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| u(XI)
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-somekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-somekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-somekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-somekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -someka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesomeka
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-osomeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osomeka
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-yosomeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losomeka
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-yosomeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosomeka
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-vyosomeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosomeka
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-zosomeka
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| u(XI)
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-osomeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosomeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-posomeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosomeka
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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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