Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-teleza (infinitive kuteleza)
- to slip, to slide
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -teleza
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| Positive present
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-nateleza
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| Subjunctive
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-teleze
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| Negative
|
-telezi
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| Imperative singular
|
teleza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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teleza
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| Plural
|
telezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huteleza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liteleza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuteleza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninateleza/nateleza
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tunateleza
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| 2nd person
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unateleza
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mnateleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anateleza
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wanateleza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nateleza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -telezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitelezi
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hatutelezi
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| 2nd person
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hutelezi
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hamtelezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatelezi
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hawatelezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -telezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tateleza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tateleza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teleze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niteleze
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tuteleze
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| 2nd person
|
uteleze
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mteleze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ateleze
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wateleze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -teleze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siteleze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeteleza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeteleza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliteleza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliteleza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nateleza
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twateleza
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| 2nd person
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wateleza
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mwateleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ateleza
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wateleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wateleza
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yateleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lateleza
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yateleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chateleza
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vyateleza
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| n(IX/X)
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yateleza
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zateleza
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| u(XI)
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wateleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwateleza
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| pa(XVI)
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pateleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwateleza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meteleza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshateleza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jateleza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiteleza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoteleza
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| Consecutive
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kateleza / positive subject concord + -kateleza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kateleze
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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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-niteleza
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-tuteleza
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| 2nd person
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-kuteleza
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-wateleza/-kutelezeni/-watelezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mteleza
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-wateleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uteleza
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-iteleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liteleza
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-yateleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiteleza
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-viteleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iteleza
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-ziteleza
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| u(XI)
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-uteleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuteleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pateleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muteleza
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| Reflexive
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-jiteleza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teleza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-telezaye
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-telezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-telezao
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-telezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-telezalo
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-telezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-telezacho
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-telezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-telezayo
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-telezazo
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| u(XI)
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-telezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-telezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-telezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-telezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeteleza
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-oteleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oteleza
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-yoteleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loteleza
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-yoteleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choteleza
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-vyoteleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoteleza
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-zoteleza
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| u(XI)
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-oteleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koteleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-poteleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moteleza
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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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Derived terms