Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English record.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rekodi class IX (plural rekodi class X)
- record (information put into a lasting physical medium, such as a vinyl disc on which sound is recorded)
- record (most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events)
Verb
-rekodi (infinitive kurekodi)
- to record (to make a record of)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rekodi
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| Positive present
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-narekodi
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| Subjunctive
|
-rekodi
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| Negative
|
-rekodi
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| Imperative singular
|
rekodi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rekodi
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| Plural
|
rekodini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurekodi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirekodi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurekodi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narekodi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarekodi/narekodi
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tunarekodi
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| 2nd person
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unarekodi
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mnarekodi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarekodi
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wanarekodi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narekodi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rekodi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirekodi
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haturekodi
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| 2nd person
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hurekodi
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hamrekodi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harekodi
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hawarekodi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rekodi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarekodi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarekodi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rekodi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirekodi
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turekodi
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| 2nd person
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urekodi
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mrekodi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
arekodi
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warekodi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rekodi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirekodi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerekodi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerekodi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirekodi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirekodi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arekodi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narekodi
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twarekodi
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| 2nd person
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warekodi
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mwarekodi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
arekodi
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warekodi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warekodi
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yarekodi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larekodi
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yarekodi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charekodi
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vyarekodi
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| n(IX/X)
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yarekodi
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zarekodi
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| u(XI)
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warekodi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarekodi
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| pa(XVI)
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parekodi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarekodi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merekodi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharekodi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarekodi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirekodi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporekodi
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| Consecutive
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karekodi / positive subject concord + -karekodi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karekodi
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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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-nirekodi
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-turekodi
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| 2nd person
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-kurekodi
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-warekodi/-kurekodini/-warekodini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrekodi
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-warekodi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urekodi
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-irekodi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirekodi
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-yarekodi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirekodi
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-virekodi
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| n(IX/X)
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-irekodi
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-zirekodi
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| u(XI)
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-urekodi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurekodi
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| pa(XVI)
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-parekodi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murekodi
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| Reflexive
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-jirekodi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rekodi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rekodiye
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-rekodio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rekodio
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-rekodiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rekodilo
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-rekodiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rekodicho
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-rekodivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rekodiyo
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-rekodizo
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| u(XI)
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-rekodio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rekodiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-rekodipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rekodimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rekodi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerekodi
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-orekodi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orekodi
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-yorekodi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorekodi
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-yorekodi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorekodi
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-vyorekodi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorekodi
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-zorekodi
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| u(XI)
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-orekodi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korekodi
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| pa(XVI)
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-porekodi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morekodi
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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
References
- ^ Petzell, Malin (2005) “Expanding the Swahili vocabulary”, in Africa & Asia[1], volume 5, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 November 2009, page 88 of 85-107: “Loanblends involve the importation of a morpheme from the source language combined with a morpheme from the target language as in kurekodi ‘to record’.”