Swahili
Verb
-koleza (infinitive kukoleza)
- Causative form of -kolea: to season, flavor
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -koleza
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| Positive present
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-nakoleza
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| Subjunctive
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-koleze
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| Negative
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-kolezi
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| Imperative singular
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koleza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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koleza
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| Plural
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kolezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukoleza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likoleza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukoleza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakoleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakoleza/nakoleza
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tunakoleza
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| 2nd person
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unakoleza
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mnakoleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakoleza
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wanakoleza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakoleza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kolezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikolezi
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hatukolezi
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| 2nd person
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hukolezi
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hamkolezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakolezi
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hawakolezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kolezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takoleza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takoleza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -koleze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikoleze
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tukoleze
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| 2nd person
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ukoleze
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mkoleze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akoleze
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wakoleze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -koleze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikoleze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekoleza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekoleza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikoleza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikoleza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akoleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakoleza
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twakoleza
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| 2nd person
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wakoleza
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mwakoleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akoleza
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wakoleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakoleza
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yakoleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakoleza
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yakoleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakoleza
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vyakoleza
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| n(IX/X)
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yakoleza
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zakoleza
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| u(XI)
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wakoleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakoleza
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| pa(XVI)
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pakoleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakoleza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekoleza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakoleza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakoleza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikoleza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokoleza
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| Consecutive
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kakoleza / positive subject concord + -kakoleza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakoleze
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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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-nikoleza
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-tukoleza
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| 2nd person
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-kukoleza
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-wakoleza/-kukolezeni/-wakolezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkoleza
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-wakoleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukoleza
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-ikoleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likoleza
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-yakoleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikoleza
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-vikoleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikoleza
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-zikoleza
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| u(XI)
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-ukoleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukoleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakoleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukoleza
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| Reflexive
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-jikoleza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -koleza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kolezaye
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-kolezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kolezao
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-kolezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kolezalo
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-kolezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kolezacho
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-kolezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kolezayo
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-kolezazo
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| u(XI)
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-kolezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kolezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kolezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -koleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekoleza
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-okoleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okoleza
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-yokoleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokoleza
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-yokoleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokoleza
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-vyokoleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokoleza
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-zokoleza
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| u(XI)
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-okoleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokoleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokoleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokoleza
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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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