Swahili
Verb
-kerea (infinitive kukerea)
- Applicative form of -kera
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kerea
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| Positive present
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-nakerea
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| Subjunctive
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-keree
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| Negative
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-kerei
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| Imperative singular
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kerea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukerea
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| Negative
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kutokerea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kerea
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| Plural
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kereeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukerea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likerea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukerea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakerea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakerea/nakerea
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tunakerea
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| 2nd person
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unakerea
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mnakerea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakerea
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wanakerea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakerea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kerei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikerei
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hatukerei
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| 2nd person
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hukerei
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hamkerei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakerei
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hawakerei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kerei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takerea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takerea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keree)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikeree
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tukeree
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| 2nd person
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ukeree
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mkeree
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akeree
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wakeree
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -keree
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikeree
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekerea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekerea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikerea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikerea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akerea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakerea
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twakerea
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| 2nd person
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wakerea
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mwakerea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akerea
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wakerea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakerea
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yakerea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakerea
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yakerea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakerea
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vyakerea
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| n(IX/X)
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yakerea
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zakerea
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| u(XI)
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wakerea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakerea
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| pa(XVI)
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pakerea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakerea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekerea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakerea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakerea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikerea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokerea
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| Consecutive
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kakerea / positive subject concord + -kakerea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakeree
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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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-nikerea
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-tukerea
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| 2nd person
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-kukerea
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-wakerea/-kukereeni/-wakereeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkerea
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-wakerea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukerea
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-ikerea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likerea
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-yakerea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikerea
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-vikerea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikerea
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-zikerea
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| u(XI)
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-ukerea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukerea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakerea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukerea
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| Reflexive
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-jikerea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kerea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kereaye
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-kereao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kereao
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-kereayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kerealo
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-kereayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kereacho
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-kereavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kereayo
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-kereazo
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| u(XI)
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-kereao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kereako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kereapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kereamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kerea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekerea
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-okerea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okerea
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-yokerea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokerea
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-yokerea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokerea
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-vyokerea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokerea
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-zokerea
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| u(XI)
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-okerea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokerea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokerea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokerea
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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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