Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-umika (infinitive kuumika)
- Stative form of -uma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -umika
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| Positive present
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-naumika
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| Subjunctive
|
-umike
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| Negative
|
-umiki
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| Imperative singular
|
umika
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuumika
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| Negative
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kutoumika
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
umika
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| Plural
|
umikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huumika
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liumika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuumika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaumika/naumika
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tunaumika
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| 2nd person
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unaumika
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mnaumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaumika
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wanaumika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naumika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -umiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siumiki
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hatuumiki
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| 2nd person
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huumiki
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hamuumiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haumiki
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hawaumiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -umiki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taumika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taumika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niumike
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tuumike
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| 2nd person
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uumike
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muumike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aumike
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waumike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -umike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siumike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeumika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeumika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliumika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliumika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naumika
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twaumika
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| 2nd person
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waumika
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mwaumika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aumika
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waumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waumika
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yaumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laumika
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yaumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaumika
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vyaumika
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| n(IX/X)
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yaumika
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zaumika
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| u(XI)
|
waumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaumika
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| pa(XVI)
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paumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaumika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meumika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaumika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaumika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiumika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoumika
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| Consecutive
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kaumika / positive subject concord + -kaumika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaumike
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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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-niumika
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-tuumika
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| 2nd person
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-kuumika
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-waumika/-kuumikeni/-waumikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muumika
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-waumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uumika
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-iumika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liumika
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-yaumika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiumika
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-viumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iumika
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-ziumika
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| u(XI)
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-uumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-paumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muumika
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| Reflexive
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-jiumika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-umikaye
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-umikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umikao
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-umikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-umikalo
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-umikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-umikacho
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-umikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-umikayo
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-umikazo
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| u(XI)
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-umikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-umikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-umikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-umikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeumika
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-oumika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oumika
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-youmika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loumika
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-youmika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choumika
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-vyoumika
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| n(IX/X)
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-youmika
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-zoumika
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| u(XI)
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-oumika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koumika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poumika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moumika
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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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