Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wekesha (infinitive kuwekesha)
- Causative form of -weka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wekesha
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| Positive present
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-nawekesha
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| Subjunctive
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-wekeshe
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| Negative
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-wekeshi
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| Imperative singular
|
wekesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wekesha
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| Plural
|
wekesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwekesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwekesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwekesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawekesha/nawekesha
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tunawekesha
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| 2nd person
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unawekesha
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mnawekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawekesha
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wanawekesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawekesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwekeshi
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hatuwekeshi
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| 2nd person
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huwekeshi
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hamuwekeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawekeshi
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hawawekeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wekeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawekesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawekesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwekeshe
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tuwekeshe
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| 2nd person
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uwekeshe
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muwekeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekeshe
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wawekeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wekeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwekeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewekesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewekesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwekesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwekesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawekesha
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twawekesha
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| 2nd person
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wawekesha
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mwawekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekesha
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wawekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawekesha
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yawekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawekesha
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yawekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawekesha
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vyawekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yawekesha
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zawekesha
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| u(XI)
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wawekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pawekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawekesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewekesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawekesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawekesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwekesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowekesha
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| Consecutive
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kawekesha / positive subject concord + -kawekesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawekeshe
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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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-niwekesha
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-tuwekesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuwekesha
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-wawekesha/-kuwekesheni/-wawekesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwekesha
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-wawekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwekesha
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-iwekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwekesha
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-yawekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwekesha
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-viwekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwekesha
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-ziwekesha
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| u(XI)
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-uwekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwekesha
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| Reflexive
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-jiwekesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wekeshaye
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-wekeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wekeshao
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-wekeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wekeshalo
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-wekeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wekeshacho
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-wekeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wekeshayo
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-wekeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-wekeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wekeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wekeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wekeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewekesha
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-owekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owekesha
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-yowekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowekesha
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-yowekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowekesha
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-vyowekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowekesha
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-zowekesha
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| u(XI)
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-owekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-powekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowekesha
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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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