Swahili
Etymology
Reduplication of -tanga (“to wander, to loiter”).
Verb
-tangatanga (infinitive kutangatanga)
- to wander, roam around
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tangatanga
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| Positive present
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-natangatanga
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| Subjunctive
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-tangatange
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| Negative
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-tangatangi
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| Imperative singular
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tangatanga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tangatanga
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| Plural
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tangatangeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutangatanga
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litangatanga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutangatanga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natangatanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatangatanga/natangatanga
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tunatangatanga
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| 2nd person
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unatangatanga
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mnatangatanga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatangatanga
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wanatangatanga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natangatanga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tangatangi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitangatangi
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hatutangatangi
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| 2nd person
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hutangatangi
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hamtangatangi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatangatangi
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hawatangatangi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tangatangi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatangatanga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatangatanga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tangatange)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitangatange
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tutangatange
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| 2nd person
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utangatange
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mtangatange
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atangatange
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watangatange
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tangatange
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitangatange
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetangatanga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetangatanga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitangatanga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitangatanga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atangatanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natangatanga
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twatangatanga
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| 2nd person
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watangatanga
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mwatangatanga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atangatanga
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watangatanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watangatanga
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yatangatanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latangatanga
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yatangatanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatangatanga
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vyatangatanga
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| n(IX/X)
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yatangatanga
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zatangatanga
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| u(XI)
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watangatanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatangatanga
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| pa(XVI)
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patangatanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatangatanga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metangatanga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatangatanga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatangatanga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitangatanga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotangatanga
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| Consecutive
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katangatanga / positive subject concord + -katangatanga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katangatange
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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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-nitangatanga
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-tutangatanga
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| 2nd person
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-kutangatanga
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-watangatanga/-kutangatangeni/-watangatangeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtangatanga
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-watangatanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utangatanga
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-itangatanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litangatanga
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-yatangatanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitangatanga
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-vitangatanga
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| n(IX/X)
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-itangatanga
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-zitangatanga
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| u(XI)
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-utangatanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutangatanga
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| pa(XVI)
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-patangatanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutangatanga
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| Reflexive
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-jitangatanga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tangatanga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tangatangaye
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-tangatangao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tangatangao
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-tangatangayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tangatangalo
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-tangatangayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tangatangacho
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-tangatangavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tangatangayo
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-tangatangazo
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| u(XI)
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-tangatangao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tangatangako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tangatangapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tangatangamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tangatanga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetangatanga
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-otangatanga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otangatanga
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-yotangatanga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotangatanga
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-yotangatanga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotangatanga
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-vyotangatanga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotangatanga
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-zotangatanga
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| u(XI)
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-otangatanga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotangatanga
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| pa(XVI)
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-potangatanga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motangatanga
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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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