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Noun
tengwa (plural tengwar)
- A glyph found in Tengwar.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tengwa (infinitive kutengwa)
- Passive form of -tenga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tengwa
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| Positive present
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-natengwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tengwe
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| Negative
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-tengwi
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| Imperative singular
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tengwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tengwa
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| Plural
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tengweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutengwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litengwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutengwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatengwa/natengwa
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tunatengwa
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| 2nd person
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unatengwa
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mnatengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatengwa
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wanatengwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natengwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitengwi
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hatutengwi
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| 2nd person
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hutengwi
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hamtengwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengwi
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hawatengwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatengwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatengwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitengwe
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tutengwe
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| 2nd person
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utengwe
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mtengwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengwe
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watengwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tengwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitengwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetengwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetengwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitengwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitengwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natengwa
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twatengwa
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| 2nd person
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watengwa
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mwatengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengwa
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watengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watengwa
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yatengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latengwa
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yatengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatengwa
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vyatengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatengwa
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zatengwa
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| u(XI)
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watengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatengwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metengwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatengwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatengwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitengwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotengwa
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| Consecutive
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katengwa / positive subject concord + -katengwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katengwe
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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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-nitengwa
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-tutengwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutengwa
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-watengwa/-kutengweni/-watengweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtengwa
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-watengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utengwa
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-itengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litengwa
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-yatengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitengwa
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-vitengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itengwa
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-zitengwa
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| u(XI)
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-utengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutengwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitengwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tengwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tengwaye
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-tengwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tengwao
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-tengwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tengwalo
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-tengwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tengwacho
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-tengwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tengwayo
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-tengwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tengwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tengwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tengwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tengwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetengwa
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-otengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otengwa
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-yotengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotengwa
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-yotengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotengwa
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-vyotengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotengwa
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-zotengwa
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| u(XI)
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-otengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motengwa
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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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