Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-valika (infinitive kuvalika)
- Stative form of -vaa: to be wearable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -valika
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| Positive present
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-navalika
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| Subjunctive
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-valike
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| Negative
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-valiki
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| Imperative singular
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valika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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valika
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| Plural
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valikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvalika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livalika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvalika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navalika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavalika/navalika
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tunavalika
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| 2nd person
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unavalika
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mnavalika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavalika
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wanavalika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navalika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -valiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivaliki
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hatuvaliki
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| 2nd person
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huvaliki
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hamvaliki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havaliki
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hawavaliki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -valiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavalika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavalika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -valike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivalike
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tuvalike
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| 2nd person
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uvalike
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mvalike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avalike
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wavalike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -valike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivalike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevalika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevalika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivalika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivalika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avalika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navalika
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twavalika
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| 2nd person
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wavalika
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mwavalika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avalika
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wavalika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavalika
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yavalika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavalika
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yavalika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavalika
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vyavalika
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| n(IX/X)
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yavalika
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zavalika
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| u(XI)
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wavalika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavalika
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| pa(XVI)
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pavalika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavalika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevalika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavalika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javalika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivalika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovalika
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| Consecutive
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kavalika / positive subject concord + -kavalika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavalike
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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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-nivalika
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-tuvalika
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| 2nd person
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-kuvalika
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-wavalika/-kuvalikeni/-wavalikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvalika
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-wavalika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvalika
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-ivalika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livalika
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-yavalika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivalika
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-vivalika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivalika
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-zivalika
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| u(XI)
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-uvalika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvalika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavalika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvalika
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| Reflexive
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-jivalika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -valika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-valikaye
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-valikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-valikao
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-valikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-valikalo
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-valikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-valikacho
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-valikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-valikayo
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-valikazo
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| u(XI)
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-valikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-valikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-valikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-valikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -valika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevalika
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-ovalika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovalika
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-yovalika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovalika
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-yovalika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovalika
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-vyovalika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovalika
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-zovalika
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| u(XI)
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-ovalika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovalika
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| pa(XVI)
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-povalika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movalika
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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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