Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kemea (infinitive kukemea)
- to scold, to reprimand
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kemea
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| Positive present
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-nakemea
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| Subjunctive
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-kemee
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| Negative
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-kemei
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| Imperative singular
|
kemea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukemea
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| Negative
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kutokemea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kemea
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| Plural
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kemeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukemea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likemea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukemea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakemea/nakemea
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tunakemea
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| 2nd person
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unakemea
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mnakemea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakemea
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wanakemea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakemea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kemei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikemei
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hatukemei
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| 2nd person
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hukemei
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hamkemei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakemei
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hawakemei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kemei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takemea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takemea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kemee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikemee
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tukemee
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| 2nd person
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ukemee
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mkemee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akemee
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wakemee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kemee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikemee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekemea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekemea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikemea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikemea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakemea
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twakemea
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| 2nd person
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wakemea
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mwakemea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akemea
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wakemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakemea
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yakemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakemea
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yakemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakemea
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vyakemea
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| n(IX/X)
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yakemea
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zakemea
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| u(XI)
|
wakemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakemea
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| pa(XVI)
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pakemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakemea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekemea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakemea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakemea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikemea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokemea
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| Consecutive
|
kakemea / positive subject concord + -kakemea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakemee
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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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-nikemea
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-tukemea
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| 2nd person
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-kukemea
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-wakemea/-kukemeeni/-wakemeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkemea
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-wakemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukemea
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-ikemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likemea
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-yakemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikemea
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-vikemea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikemea
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-zikemea
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| u(XI)
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-ukemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukemea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukemea
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| Reflexive
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-jikemea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kemea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kemeaye
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-kemeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kemeao
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-kemeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kemealo
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-kemeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kemeacho
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-kemeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kemeayo
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-kemeazo
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| u(XI)
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-kemeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kemeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kemeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kemeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekemea
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-okemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okemea
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-yokemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokemea
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-yokemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokemea
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-vyokemea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokemea
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-zokemea
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| u(XI)
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-okemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokemea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokemea
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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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