Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tumika (infinitive kutumika)
- Stative form of -tumia: to be used
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tumika
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| Positive present
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-natumika
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| Subjunctive
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-tumike
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| Negative
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-tumiki
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| Imperative singular
|
tumika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tumika
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| Plural
|
tumikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutumika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litumika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutumika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatumika/natumika
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tunatumika
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| 2nd person
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unatumika
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mnatumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatumika
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wanatumika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natumika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situmiki
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hatutumiki
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| 2nd person
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hutumiki
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hamtumiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatumiki
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hawatumiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tumiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatumika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatumika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitumike
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tutumike
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| 2nd person
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utumike
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mtumike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumike
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watumike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tumike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situmike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetumika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetumika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitumika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitumika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natumika
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twatumika
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| 2nd person
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watumika
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mwatumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumika
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watumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watumika
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yatumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latumika
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yatumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatumika
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vyatumika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatumika
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zatumika
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| u(XI)
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watumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatumika
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| pa(XVI)
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patumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatumika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metumika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatumika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatumika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitumika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotumika
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| Consecutive
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katumika / positive subject concord + -katumika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katumike
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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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-nitumika
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-tutumika
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| 2nd person
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-kutumika
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-watumika/-kutumikeni/-watumikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtumika
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-watumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utumika
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-itumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litumika
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-yatumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitumika
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-vitumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itumika
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-zitumika
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| u(XI)
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-utumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutumika
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| Reflexive
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-jitumika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tumikaye
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-tumikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tumikao
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-tumikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tumikalo
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-tumikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tumikacho
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-tumikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tumikayo
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-tumikazo
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| u(XI)
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-tumikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tumikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tumikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tumikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetumika
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-otumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otumika
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-yotumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotumika
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-yotumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotumika
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-vyotumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotumika
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-zotumika
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| u(XI)
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-otumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motumika
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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