Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tamanika (infinitive kutamanika)
- Stative form of -tamani: to be desirable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamanika
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| Positive present
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-natamanika
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| Subjunctive
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-tamanike
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| Negative
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-tamaniki
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| Imperative singular
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tamanika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tamanika
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| Plural
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tamanikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutamanika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litamanika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutamanika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatamanika/natamanika
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tunatamanika
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| 2nd person
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unatamanika
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mnatamanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatamanika
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wanatamanika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natamanika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamaniki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitamaniki
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hatutamaniki
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| 2nd person
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hutamaniki
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hamtamaniki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatamaniki
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hawatamaniki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tamaniki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatamanika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatamanika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamanike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitamanike
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tutamanike
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| 2nd person
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utamanike
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mtamanike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamanike
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watamanike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tamanike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitamanike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetamanika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetamanika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitamanika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitamanika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natamanika
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twatamanika
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| 2nd person
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watamanika
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mwatamanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamanika
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watamanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watamanika
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yatamanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latamanika
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yatamanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatamanika
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vyatamanika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatamanika
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zatamanika
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| u(XI)
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watamanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatamanika
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| pa(XVI)
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patamanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatamanika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metamanika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatamanika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatamanika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitamanika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotamanika
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| Consecutive
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katamanika / positive subject concord + -katamanika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katamanike
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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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-nitamanika
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-tutamanika
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| 2nd person
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-kutamanika
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-watamanika/-kutamanikeni/-watamanikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtamanika
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-watamanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utamanika
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-itamanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litamanika
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-yatamanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitamanika
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-vitamanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itamanika
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-zitamanika
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| u(XI)
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-utamanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutamanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patamanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutamanika
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| Reflexive
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-jitamanika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamanika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tamanikaye
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-tamanikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tamanikao
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-tamanikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tamanikalo
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-tamanikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tamanikacho
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-tamanikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tamanikayo
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-tamanikazo
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| u(XI)
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-tamanikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tamanikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tamanikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tamanikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetamanika
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-otamanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otamanika
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-yotamanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotamanika
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-yotamanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotamanika
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-vyotamanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotamanika
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-zotamanika
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| u(XI)
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-otamanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotamanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potamanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motamanika
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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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