Swahili
Verb
-tekea (infinitive kutekea)
- Applicative form of -teka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tekea
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| Positive present
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-natekea
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| Subjunctive
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-tekee
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| Negative
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-tekei
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| Imperative singular
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tekea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutekea
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| Negative
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kutotekea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tekea
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| Plural
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tekeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutekea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litekea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutekea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatekea/natekea
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tunatekea
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| 2nd person
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unatekea
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mnatekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatekea
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wanatekea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natekea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tekei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitekei
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hatutekei
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| 2nd person
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hutekei
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hamtekei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatekei
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hawatekei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tekei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatekea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatekea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tekee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitekee
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tutekee
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| 2nd person
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utekee
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mtekee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atekee
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watekee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tekee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitekee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetekea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetekea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitekea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitekea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natekea
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twatekea
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| 2nd person
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watekea
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mwatekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atekea
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watekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watekea
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yatekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latekea
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yatekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatekea
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vyatekea
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| n(IX/X)
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yatekea
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zatekea
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| u(XI)
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watekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatekea
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| pa(XVI)
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patekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatekea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metekea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatekea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatekea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitekea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotekea
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| Consecutive
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katekea / positive subject concord + -katekea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katekee
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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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-nitekea
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-tutekea
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| 2nd person
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-kutekea
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-watekea/-kutekeeni/-watekeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtekea
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-watekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utekea
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-itekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litekea
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-yatekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitekea
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-vitekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-itekea
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-zitekea
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| u(XI)
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-utekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-patekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutekea
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| Reflexive
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-jitekea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tekea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tekeaye
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-tekeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tekeao
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-tekeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tekealo
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-tekeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tekeacho
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-tekeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tekeayo
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-tekeazo
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| u(XI)
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-tekeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tekeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tekeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tekeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetekea
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-otekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otekea
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-yotekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotekea
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-yotekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotekea
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-vyotekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotekea
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-zotekea
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| u(XI)
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-otekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-potekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motekea
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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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Derived terms