Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tendeka (infinitive kutendeka)
- Stative form of -tenda: to be done, to be accomplished
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tendeka
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| Positive present
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-natendeka
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| Subjunctive
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-tendeke
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| Negative
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-tendeki
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| Imperative singular
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tendeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tendeka
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| Plural
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tendekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutendeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatendeka/natendeka
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tunatendeka
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| 2nd person
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unatendeka
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mnatendeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendeka
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wanatendeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitendeki
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hatutendeki
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| 2nd person
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hutendeki
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hamtendeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendeki
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hawatendeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitendeke
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tutendeke
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| 2nd person
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utendeke
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mtendeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendeke
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watendeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natendeka
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twatendeka
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| 2nd person
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watendeka
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mwatendeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendeka
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watendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watendeka
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yatendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latendeka
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yatendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatendeka
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vyatendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yatendeka
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zatendeka
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| u(XI)
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watendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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patendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatendeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendeka
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| Consecutive
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katendeka / positive subject concord + -katendeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendeke
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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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-nitendeka
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-tutendeka
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| 2nd person
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-kutendeka
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-watendeka/-kutendekeni/-watendekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtendeka
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-watendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utendeka
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-itendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litendeka
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-yatendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitendeka
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-vitendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-itendeka
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-zitendeka
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| u(XI)
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-utendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-patendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutendeka
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| Reflexive
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-jitendeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tendekaye
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-tendekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tendekao
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-tendekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tendekalo
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-tendekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tendekacho
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-tendekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tendekayo
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-tendekazo
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| u(XI)
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-tendekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tendekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tendekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tendekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetendeka
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-otendeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otendeka
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-yotendeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotendeka
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-yotendeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotendeka
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-vyotendeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotendeka
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-zotendeka
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| u(XI)
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-otendeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotendeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-potendeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motendeka
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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