Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-imarika (infinitive kuimarika)
- Stative form of imara: to be firm, be stable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -imarika
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| Positive present
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-naimarika
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| Subjunctive
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-imarike
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| Negative
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-imariki
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| Imperative singular
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imarika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
imarika
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| Plural
|
imarikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huimarika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liimarika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuimarika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naimarika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaimarika/naimarika
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tunaimarika
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| 2nd person
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unaimarika
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mnaimarika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaimarika
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wanaimarika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naimarika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -imariki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siimariki
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hatuimariki
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| 2nd person
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huimariki
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hamwimariki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haimariki
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hawaimariki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -imariki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taimarika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taimarika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -imarike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niimarike
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tuimarike
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| 2nd person
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uimarike
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mwimarike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aimarike
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waimarike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -imarike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siimarike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeimarika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeimarika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliimarika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliimarika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aimarika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naimarika
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twaimarika
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| 2nd person
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waimarika
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mwaimarika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aimarika
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waimarika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waimarika
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yaimarika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laimarika
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yaimarika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaimarika
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vyaimarika
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| n(IX/X)
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yaimarika
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zaimarika
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| u(XI)
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waimarika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaimarika
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| pa(XVI)
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paimarika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaimarika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meimarika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaimarika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaimarika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiimarika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoimarika
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| Consecutive
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kaimarika / positive subject concord + -kaimarika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaimarike
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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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-niimarika
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-tuimarika
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| 2nd person
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-kuimarika
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-waimarika/-kuimarikeni/-waimarikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwimarika
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-waimarika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uimarika
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-iimarika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liimarika
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-yaimarika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiimarika
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-viimarika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iimarika
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-ziimarika
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| u(XI)
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-uimarika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuimarika
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| pa(XVI)
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-paimarika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muimarika
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| Reflexive
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-jiimarika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -imarika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-imarikaye
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-imarikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-imarikao
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-imarikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-imarikalo
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-imarikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-imarikacho
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-imarikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-imarikayo
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-imarikazo
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| u(XI)
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-imarikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-imarikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-imarikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-imarikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -imarika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeimarika
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-oimarika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oimarika
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-yoimarika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loimarika
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-yoimarika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choimarika
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-vyoimarika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoimarika
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-zoimarika
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| u(XI)
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-oimarika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koimarika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poimarika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moimarika
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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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