Swahili
Etymology
From wakili + -ika (stative suffix).
Verb
-wakilika (infinitive kuwakilika)
- Stative form of -wakili
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wakilika
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| Positive present
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-nawakilika
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| Subjunctive
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-wakilike
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| Negative
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-wakiliki
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| Imperative singular
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wakilika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wakilika
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| Plural
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wakilikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwakilika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwakilika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwakilika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawakilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawakilika/nawakilika
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tunawakilika
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| 2nd person
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unawakilika
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mnawakilika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawakilika
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wanawakilika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawakilika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wakiliki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwakiliki
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hatuwakiliki
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| 2nd person
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huwakiliki
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hamuwakiliki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawakiliki
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hawawakiliki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wakiliki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawakilika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawakilika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wakilike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwakilike
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tuwakilike
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| 2nd person
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uwakilike
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muwakilike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awakilike
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wawakilike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wakilike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwakilike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewakilika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewakilika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwakilika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwakilika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awakilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawakilika
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twawakilika
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| 2nd person
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wawakilika
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mwawakilika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awakilika
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wawakilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawakilika
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yawakilika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawakilika
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yawakilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawakilika
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vyawakilika
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| n(IX/X)
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yawakilika
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zawakilika
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| u(XI)
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wawakilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawakilika
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| pa(XVI)
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pawakilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawakilika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewakilika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawakilika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawakilika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwakilika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowakilika
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| Consecutive
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kawakilika / positive subject concord + -kawakilika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawakilike
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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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-niwakilika
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-tuwakilika
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| 2nd person
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-kuwakilika
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-wawakilika/-kuwakilikeni/-wawakilikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwakilika
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-wawakilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwakilika
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-iwakilika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwakilika
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-yawakilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwakilika
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-viwakilika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwakilika
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-ziwakilika
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| u(XI)
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-uwakilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwakilika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawakilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwakilika
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| Reflexive
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-jiwakilika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wakilika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wakilikaye
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-wakilikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wakilikao
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-wakilikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wakilikalo
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-wakilikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wakilikacho
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-wakilikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wakilikayo
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-wakilikazo
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| u(XI)
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-wakilikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wakilikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wakilikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wakilikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wakilika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewakilika
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-owakilika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owakilika
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-yowakilika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowakilika
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-yowakilika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowakilika
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-vyowakilika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowakilika
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-zowakilika
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| u(XI)
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-owakilika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowakilika
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| pa(XVI)
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-powakilika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowakilika
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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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