Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lazimika (infinitive kulazimika)
- Stative form of lazima: to be necessary, be forced
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lazimika
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| Positive present
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-nalazimika
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| Subjunctive
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-lazimike
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| Negative
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-lazimiki
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| Imperative singular
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lazimika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lazimika
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| Plural
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lazimikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulazimika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilazimika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulazimika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalazimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalazimika/nalazimika
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tunalazimika
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| 2nd person
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unalazimika
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mnalazimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analazimika
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wanalazimika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalazimika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lazimiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silazimiki
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hatulazimiki
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| 2nd person
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hulazimiki
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hamlazimiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halazimiki
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hawalazimiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lazimiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talazimika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talazimika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lazimike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilazimike
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tulazimike
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| 2nd person
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ulazimike
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mlazimike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alazimike
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walazimike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lazimike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silazimike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelazimika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelazimika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilazimika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilazimika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alazimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalazimika
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twalazimika
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| 2nd person
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walazimika
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mwalazimika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alazimika
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walazimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walazimika
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yalazimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalazimika
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yalazimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalazimika
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vyalazimika
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| n(IX/X)
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yalazimika
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zalazimika
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| u(XI)
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walazimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalazimika
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| pa(XVI)
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palazimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalazimika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melazimika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalazimika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalazimika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilazimika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolazimika
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| Consecutive
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kalazimika / positive subject concord + -kalazimika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalazimike
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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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-nilazimika
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-tulazimika
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| 2nd person
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-kulazimika
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-walazimika/-kulazimikeni/-walazimikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlazimika
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-walazimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulazimika
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-ilazimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilazimika
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-yalazimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilazimika
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-vilazimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilazimika
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-zilazimika
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| u(XI)
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-ulazimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulazimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-palazimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulazimika
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| Reflexive
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-jilazimika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lazimika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lazimikaye
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-lazimikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lazimikao
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-lazimikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lazimikalo
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-lazimikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lazimikacho
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-lazimikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lazimikayo
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-lazimikazo
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| u(XI)
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-lazimikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lazimikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lazimikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lazimikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lazimika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelazimika
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-olazimika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olazimika
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-yolazimika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolazimika
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-yolazimika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholazimika
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-vyolazimika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolazimika
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-zolazimika
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| u(XI)
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-olazimika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolazimika
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| pa(XVI)
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-polazimika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molazimika
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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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