Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wekwa (infinitive kuwekwa)
- Passive form of -weka: to be put or placed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wekwa
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| Positive present
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-nawekwa
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| Subjunctive
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-wekwe
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| Negative
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-wekwi
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| Imperative singular
|
wekwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuwekwa
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| Negative
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kutowekwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wekwa
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| Plural
|
wekweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwekwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwekwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwekwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawekwa/nawekwa
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tunawekwa
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| 2nd person
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unawekwa
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mnawekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawekwa
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wanawekwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawekwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwekwi
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hatuwekwi
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| 2nd person
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huwekwi
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hamuwekwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawekwi
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hawawekwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wekwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawekwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawekwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwekwe
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tuwekwe
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| 2nd person
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uwekwe
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muwekwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekwe
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wawekwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wekwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwekwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewekwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewekwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwekwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwekwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawekwa
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twawekwa
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| 2nd person
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wawekwa
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mwawekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekwa
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wawekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawekwa
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yawekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawekwa
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yawekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawekwa
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vyawekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yawekwa
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zawekwa
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| u(XI)
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wawekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pawekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawekwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewekwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawekwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawekwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwekwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowekwa
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| Consecutive
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kawekwa / positive subject concord + -kawekwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawekwe
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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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-niwekwa
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-tuwekwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuwekwa
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-wawekwa/-kuwekweni/-wawekweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwekwa
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-wawekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwekwa
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-iwekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwekwa
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-yawekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwekwa
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-viwekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwekwa
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-ziwekwa
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| u(XI)
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-uwekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwekwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiwekwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wekwaye
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-wekwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wekwao
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-wekwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wekwalo
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-wekwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wekwacho
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-wekwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wekwayo
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-wekwazo
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| u(XI)
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-wekwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wekwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wekwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wekwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewekwa
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-owekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owekwa
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-yowekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowekwa
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-yowekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowekwa
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-vyowekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowekwa
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-zowekwa
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| u(XI)
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-owekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-powekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowekwa
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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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