Swahili
Verb
-temeka (infinitive kutemeka)
- Stative form of -tema
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -temeka
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| Positive present
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-natemeka
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| Subjunctive
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-temeke
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| Negative
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-temeki
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| Imperative singular
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temeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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temeka
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| Plural
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temekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutemeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litemeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutemeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatemeka/natemeka
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tunatemeka
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| 2nd person
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unatemeka
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mnatemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatemeka
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wanatemeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natemeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -temeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitemeki
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hatutemeki
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| 2nd person
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hutemeki
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hamtemeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatemeki
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hawatemeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -temeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatemeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatemeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -temeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitemeke
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tutemeke
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| 2nd person
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utemeke
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mtemeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atemeke
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watemeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -temeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitemeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetemeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetemeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitemeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitemeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natemeka
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twatemeka
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| 2nd person
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watemeka
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mwatemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atemeka
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watemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watemeka
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yatemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latemeka
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yatemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatemeka
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vyatemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yatemeka
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zatemeka
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| u(XI)
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watemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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patemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatemeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metemeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatemeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatemeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitemeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotemeka
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| Consecutive
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katemeka / positive subject concord + -katemeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katemeke
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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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-nitemeka
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-tutemeka
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| 2nd person
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-kutemeka
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-watemeka/-kutemekeni/-watemekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtemeka
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-watemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utemeka
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-itemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litemeka
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-yatemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitemeka
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-vitemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-itemeka
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-zitemeka
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| u(XI)
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-utemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-patemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutemeka
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| Reflexive
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-jitemeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -temeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-temekaye
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-temekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-temekao
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-temekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-temekalo
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-temekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-temekacho
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-temekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-temekayo
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-temekazo
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| u(XI)
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-temekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-temekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-temekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-temekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -temeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetemeka
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-otemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otemeka
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-yotemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotemeka
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-yotemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotemeka
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-vyotemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotemeka
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-zotemeka
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| u(XI)
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-otemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-potemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motemeka
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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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