Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tunuku (infinitive kutunuku)
- to award (something to someone)
2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:[…] na limeweza kutunuku vyeti kwa watahiniwa wote waliofaulu mitihani hiyo.- […] and it has been able to award certificates to all examinees who passed these exams.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tunuku
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| Positive present
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-natunuku
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| Subjunctive
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-tunuku
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| Negative
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-tunuku
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| Imperative singular
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tunuku
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tunuku
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| Plural
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tunukuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutunuku
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litunuku
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutunuku
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunuku)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatunuku/natunuku
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tunatunuku
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| 2nd person
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unatunuku
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mnatunuku
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatunuku
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wanatunuku
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natunuku
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunuku)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situnuku
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hatutunuku
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| 2nd person
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hutunuku
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hamtunuku
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatunuku
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hawatunuku
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tunuku
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatunuku
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatunuku
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunuku)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitunuku
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tutunuku
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| 2nd person
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utunuku
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mtunuku
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunuku
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watunuku
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tunuku
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situnuku
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetunuku
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetunuku
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitunuku
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitunuku
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunuku)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natunuku
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twatunuku
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| 2nd person
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watunuku
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mwatunuku
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunuku
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watunuku
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watunuku
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yatunuku
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latunuku
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yatunuku
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatunuku
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vyatunuku
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| n(IX/X)
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yatunuku
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zatunuku
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| u(XI)
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watunuku
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatunuku
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| pa(XVI)
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patunuku
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatunuku
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metunuku
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatunuku
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatunuku
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitunuku
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotunuku
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| Consecutive
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katunuku / positive subject concord + -katunuku
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katunuku
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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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-nitunuku
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-tutunuku
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| 2nd person
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-kutunuku
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-watunuku/-kutunukuni/-watunukuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtunuku
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-watunuku
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utunuku
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-itunuku
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litunuku
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-yatunuku
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitunuku
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-vitunuku
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| n(IX/X)
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-itunuku
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-zitunuku
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| u(XI)
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-utunuku
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutunuku
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| pa(XVI)
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-patunuku
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutunuku
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| Reflexive
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-jitunuku
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunuku- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tunukuye
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-tunukuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tunukuo
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-tunukuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tunukulo
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-tunukuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tunukucho
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-tunukuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tunukuyo
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-tunukuzo
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| u(XI)
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-tunukuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tunukuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tunukupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tunukumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunuku)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetunuku
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-otunuku
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otunuku
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-yotunuku
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotunuku
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-yotunuku
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotunuku
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-vyotunuku
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotunuku
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-zotunuku
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| u(XI)
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-otunuku
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotunuku
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| pa(XVI)
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-potunuku
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motunuku
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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