Swahili
Verb
-tangika (infinitive kutangika)
- Stative form of -tanga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tangika
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| Positive present
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-natangika
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| Subjunctive
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-tangike
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| Negative
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-tangiki
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| Imperative singular
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tangika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tangika
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| Plural
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tangikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutangika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litangika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutangika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natangika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatangika/natangika
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tunatangika
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| 2nd person
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unatangika
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mnatangika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatangika
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wanatangika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natangika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tangiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitangiki
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hatutangiki
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| 2nd person
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hutangiki
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hamtangiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatangiki
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hawatangiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tangiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatangika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatangika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tangike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitangike
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tutangike
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| 2nd person
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utangike
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mtangike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atangike
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watangike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tangike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitangike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetangika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetangika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitangika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitangika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atangika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natangika
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twatangika
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| 2nd person
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watangika
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mwatangika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atangika
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watangika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watangika
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yatangika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latangika
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yatangika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatangika
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vyatangika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatangika
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zatangika
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| u(XI)
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watangika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatangika
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| pa(XVI)
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patangika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatangika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metangika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatangika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatangika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitangika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotangika
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| Consecutive
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katangika / positive subject concord + -katangika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katangike
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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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-nitangika
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-tutangika
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| 2nd person
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-kutangika
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-watangika/-kutangikeni/-watangikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtangika
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-watangika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utangika
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-itangika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litangika
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-yatangika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitangika
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-vitangika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itangika
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-zitangika
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| u(XI)
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-utangika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutangika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patangika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutangika
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| Reflexive
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-jitangika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tangika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tangikaye
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-tangikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tangikao
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-tangikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tangikalo
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-tangikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tangikacho
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-tangikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tangikayo
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-tangikazo
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| u(XI)
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-tangikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tangikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tangikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tangikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tangika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetangika
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-otangika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otangika
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-yotangika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotangika
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-yotangika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotangika
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-vyotangika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotangika
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-zotangika
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| u(XI)
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-otangika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotangika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potangika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motangika
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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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