Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-takika (infinitive kutakika)
- Stative form of -taka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -takika
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| Positive present
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-natakika
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| Subjunctive
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-takike
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| Negative
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-takiki
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| Imperative singular
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takika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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takika
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| Plural
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takikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutakika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litakika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutakika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatakika/natakika
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tunatakika
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| 2nd person
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unatakika
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mnatakika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatakika
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wanatakika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natakika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -takiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitakiki
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hatutakiki
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| 2nd person
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hutakiki
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hamtakiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatakiki
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hawatakiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -takiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatakika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatakika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitakike
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tutakike
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| 2nd person
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utakike
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mtakike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakike
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watakike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -takike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitakike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetakika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetakika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitakika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitakika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natakika
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twatakika
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| 2nd person
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watakika
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mwatakika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakika
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watakika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watakika
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yatakika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latakika
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yatakika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatakika
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vyatakika
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| n(IX/X)
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yatakika
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zatakika
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| u(XI)
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watakika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatakika
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| pa(XVI)
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patakika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatakika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metakika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatakika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatakika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitakika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotakika
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| Consecutive
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katakika / positive subject concord + -katakika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katakike
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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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-nitakika
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-tutakika
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| 2nd person
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-kutakika
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-watakika/-kutakikeni/-watakikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtakika
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-watakika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utakika
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-itakika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litakika
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-yatakika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitakika
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-vitakika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itakika
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-zitakika
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| u(XI)
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-utakika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutakika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patakika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutakika
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| Reflexive
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-jitakika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-takikaye
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-takikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-takikao
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-takikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-takikalo
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-takikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-takikacho
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-takikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-takikayo
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-takikazo
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| u(XI)
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-takikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-takikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-takikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-takikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetakika
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-otakika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otakika
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-yotakika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotakika
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-yotakika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotakika
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-vyotakika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotakika
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-zotakika
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| u(XI)
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-otakika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotakika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potakika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motakika
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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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