Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-uliza (infinitive kuuliza)
- to ask, to question
- to interrogate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -uliza
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| Positive present
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-nauliza
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| Subjunctive
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-ulize
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| Negative
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-ulizi
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| Imperative singular
|
uliza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuuliza
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| Negative
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kutouliza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
uliza
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| Plural
|
ulizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huuliza
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liuliza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuuliza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninauliza/nauliza
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tunauliza
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| 2nd person
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unauliza
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mnauliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anauliza
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wanauliza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nauliza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ulizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siulizi
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hatuulizi
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| 2nd person
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huulizi
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hamuulizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haulizi
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hawaulizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ulizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tauliza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tauliza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ulize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niulize
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tuulize
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| 2nd person
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uulize
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muulize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aulize
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waulize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ulize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siulize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeuliza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeuliza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliuliza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliuliza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nauliza
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twauliza
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| 2nd person
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wauliza
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mwauliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
auliza
|
wauliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wauliza
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yauliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lauliza
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yauliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chauliza
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vyauliza
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| n(IX/X)
|
yauliza
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zauliza
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| u(XI)
|
wauliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwauliza
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| pa(XVI)
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pauliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwauliza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meuliza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshauliza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jauliza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiuliza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipouliza
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| Consecutive
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kauliza / positive subject concord + -kauliza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaulize
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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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-niuliza
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-tuuliza
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| 2nd person
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-kuuliza
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-wauliza/-kuulizeni/-waulizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muuliza
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-wauliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uuliza
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-iuliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liuliza
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-yauliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiuliza
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-viuliza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iuliza
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-ziuliza
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| u(XI)
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-uuliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuuliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pauliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muuliza
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| Reflexive
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-jiuliza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uliza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ulizaye
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-ulizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulizao
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-ulizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ulizalo
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-ulizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ulizacho
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-ulizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ulizayo
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-ulizazo
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| u(XI)
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-ulizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ulizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ulizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ulizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeuliza
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-ouliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ouliza
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-youliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-louliza
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-youliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chouliza
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-vyouliza
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| n(IX/X)
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-youliza
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-zouliza
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| u(XI)
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-ouliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kouliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pouliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mouliza
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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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