Swahili
Verb
-yakinika (infinitive kuyakinika)
- Stative form of -yakini
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yakinika
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| Positive present
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-nayakinika
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| Subjunctive
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-yakinike
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| Negative
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-yakiniki
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| Imperative singular
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yakinika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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yakinika
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| Plural
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yakinikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huyakinika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liyakinika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuyakinika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayakinika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninayakinika/nayakinika
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tunayakinika
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| 2nd person
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unayakinika
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mnayakinika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anayakinika
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wanayakinika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nayakinika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yakiniki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siyakiniki
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hatuyakiniki
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| 2nd person
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huyakiniki
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hamyakiniki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hayakiniki
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hawayakiniki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -yakiniki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tayakinika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tayakinika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yakinike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niyakinike
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tuyakinike
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| 2nd person
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uyakinike
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myakinike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayakinike
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wayakinike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -yakinike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyakinike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeyakinika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyakinika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyakinika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyakinika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayakinika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nayakinika
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twayakinika
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| 2nd person
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wayakinika
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mwayakinika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayakinika
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wayakinika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wayakinika
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yayakinika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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layakinika
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yayakinika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chayakinika
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vyayakinika
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| n(IX/X)
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yayakinika
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zayakinika
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| u(XI)
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wayakinika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwayakinika
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| pa(XVI)
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payakinika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwayakinika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyakinika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayakinika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayakinika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyakinika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyakinika
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| Consecutive
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kayakinika / positive subject concord + -kayakinika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kayakinike
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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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-niyakinika
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-tuyakinika
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| 2nd person
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-kuyakinika
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-wayakinika/-kuyakinikeni/-wayakinikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-myakinika
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-wayakinika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uyakinika
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-iyakinika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liyakinika
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-yayakinika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiyakinika
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-viyakinika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iyakinika
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-ziyakinika
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| u(XI)
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-uyakinika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuyakinika
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| pa(XVI)
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-payakinika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muyakinika
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| Reflexive
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-jiyakinika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yakinika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yakinikaye
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-yakinikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-yakinikao
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-yakinikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yakinikalo
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-yakinikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-yakinikacho
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-yakinikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-yakinikayo
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-yakinikazo
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| u(XI)
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-yakinikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-yakinikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-yakinikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-yakinikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yakinika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyakinika
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-oyakinika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oyakinika
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-yoyakinika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loyakinika
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-yoyakinika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choyakinika
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-vyoyakinika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoyakinika
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-zoyakinika
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| u(XI)
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-oyakinika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koyakinika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poyakinika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moyakinika
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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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