Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَمَلَّكَ (tamallaka).
Verb
-tamalaki (infinitive kutamalaki)
- to rule, reign
- Synonyms: -miliki, -tawala
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamalaki
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| Positive present
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-natamalaki
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| Subjunctive
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-tamalaki
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| Negative
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-tamalaki
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| Imperative singular
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tamalaki
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tamalaki
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| Plural
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tamalakini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutamalaki
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litamalaki
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutamalaki
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamalaki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatamalaki/natamalaki
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tunatamalaki
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| 2nd person
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unatamalaki
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mnatamalaki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatamalaki
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wanatamalaki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natamalaki
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamalaki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitamalaki
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hatutamalaki
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| 2nd person
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hutamalaki
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hamtamalaki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatamalaki
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hawatamalaki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tamalaki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatamalaki
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatamalaki
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamalaki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitamalaki
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tutamalaki
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| 2nd person
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utamalaki
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mtamalaki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamalaki
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watamalaki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tamalaki
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitamalaki
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetamalaki
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetamalaki
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitamalaki
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitamalaki
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamalaki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natamalaki
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twatamalaki
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| 2nd person
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watamalaki
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mwatamalaki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamalaki
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watamalaki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watamalaki
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yatamalaki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latamalaki
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yatamalaki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatamalaki
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vyatamalaki
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| n(IX/X)
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yatamalaki
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zatamalaki
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| u(XI)
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watamalaki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatamalaki
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| pa(XVI)
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patamalaki
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatamalaki
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metamalaki
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatamalaki
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatamalaki
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitamalaki
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotamalaki
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| Consecutive
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katamalaki / positive subject concord + -katamalaki
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katamalaki
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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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-nitamalaki
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-tutamalaki
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| 2nd person
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-kutamalaki
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-watamalaki/-kutamalakini/-watamalakini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtamalaki
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-watamalaki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utamalaki
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-itamalaki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litamalaki
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-yatamalaki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitamalaki
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-vitamalaki
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| n(IX/X)
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-itamalaki
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-zitamalaki
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| u(XI)
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-utamalaki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutamalaki
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| pa(XVI)
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-patamalaki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutamalaki
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| Reflexive
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-jitamalaki
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamalaki- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tamalakiye
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-tamalakio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tamalakio
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-tamalakiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tamalakilo
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-tamalakiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tamalakicho
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-tamalakivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tamalakiyo
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-tamalakizo
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| u(XI)
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-tamalakio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tamalakiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tamalakipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tamalakimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamalaki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetamalaki
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-otamalaki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otamalaki
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-yotamalaki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotamalaki
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-yotamalaki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotamalaki
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-vyotamalaki
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotamalaki
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-zotamalaki
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| u(XI)
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-otamalaki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotamalaki
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| pa(XVI)
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-potamalaki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motamalaki
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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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