Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَاجَ (rāja).
Pronunciation
Verb
-laghai (infinitive kulaghai)
- to trick, to cheat
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -laghai
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| Positive present
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-nalaghai
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| Subjunctive
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-laghai
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| Negative
|
-laghai
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| Imperative singular
|
laghai
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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laghai
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| Plural
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laghaini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulaghai
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilaghai
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulaghai
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaghai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalaghai/nalaghai
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tunalaghai
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| 2nd person
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unalaghai
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mnalaghai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analaghai
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wanalaghai
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalaghai
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -laghai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silaghai
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hatulaghai
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| 2nd person
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hulaghai
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hamlaghai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halaghai
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hawalaghai
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -laghai
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talaghai
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talaghai
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laghai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilaghai
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tulaghai
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| 2nd person
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ulaghai
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mlaghai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alaghai
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walaghai
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -laghai
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silaghai
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelaghai
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelaghai
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilaghai
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilaghai
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaghai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalaghai
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twalaghai
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| 2nd person
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walaghai
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mwalaghai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alaghai
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walaghai
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walaghai
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yalaghai
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalaghai
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yalaghai
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalaghai
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vyalaghai
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| n(IX/X)
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yalaghai
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zalaghai
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| u(XI)
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walaghai
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalaghai
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| pa(XVI)
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palaghai
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalaghai
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melaghai
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalaghai
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalaghai
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilaghai
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolaghai
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| Consecutive
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kalaghai / positive subject concord + -kalaghai
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalaghai
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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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-nilaghai
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-tulaghai
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| 2nd person
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-kulaghai
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-walaghai/-kulaghaini/-walaghaini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlaghai
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-walaghai
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulaghai
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-ilaghai
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilaghai
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-yalaghai
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilaghai
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-vilaghai
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilaghai
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-zilaghai
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| u(XI)
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-ulaghai
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulaghai
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| pa(XVI)
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-palaghai
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulaghai
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| Reflexive
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-jilaghai
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laghai- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-laghaiye
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-laghaio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-laghaio
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-laghaiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-laghailo
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-laghaiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-laghaicho
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-laghaivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-laghaiyo
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-laghaizo
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| u(XI)
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-laghaio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-laghaiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-laghaipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-laghaimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laghai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelaghai
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-olaghai
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olaghai
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-yolaghai
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolaghai
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-yolaghai
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholaghai
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-vyolaghai
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolaghai
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-zolaghai
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| u(XI)
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-olaghai
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolaghai
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| pa(XVI)
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-polaghai
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molaghai
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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
Noun
laghai class ? (plural [please provide])
- trickster, cheat