Swahili
Verb
-lengwa (infinitive kulengwa)
- Passive form of -lenga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lengwa
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| Positive present
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-nalengwa
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| Subjunctive
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-lengwe
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| Negative
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-lengwi
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| Imperative singular
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lengwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lengwa
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| Plural
|
lengweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulengwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilengwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulengwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalengwa/nalengwa
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tunalengwa
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| 2nd person
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unalengwa
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mnalengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analengwa
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wanalengwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalengwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lengwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silengwi
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hatulengwi
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| 2nd person
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hulengwi
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hamlengwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halengwi
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hawalengwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lengwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talengwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talengwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lengwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilengwe
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tulengwe
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| 2nd person
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ulengwe
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mlengwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alengwe
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walengwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lengwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silengwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelengwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelengwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilengwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilengwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalengwa
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twalengwa
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| 2nd person
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walengwa
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mwalengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alengwa
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walengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walengwa
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yalengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalengwa
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yalengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalengwa
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vyalengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yalengwa
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zalengwa
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| u(XI)
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walengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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palengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalengwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melengwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalengwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalengwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilengwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolengwa
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| Consecutive
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kalengwa / positive subject concord + -kalengwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalengwe
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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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-nilengwa
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-tulengwa
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| 2nd person
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-kulengwa
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-walengwa/-kulengweni/-walengweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlengwa
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-walengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulengwa
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-ilengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilengwa
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-yalengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilengwa
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-vilengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilengwa
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-zilengwa
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| u(XI)
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-ulengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-palengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulengwa
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| Reflexive
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-jilengwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lengwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lengwaye
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-lengwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lengwao
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-lengwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lengwalo
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-lengwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lengwacho
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-lengwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lengwayo
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-lengwazo
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| u(XI)
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-lengwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lengwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lengwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lengwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelengwa
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-olengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olengwa
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-yolengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolengwa
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-yolengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholengwa
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-vyolengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolengwa
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-zolengwa
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| u(XI)
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-olengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-polengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molengwa
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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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