Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wekeza (infinitive kuwekeza)
- to invest (commit money)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wekeza
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| Positive present
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-nawekeza
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| Subjunctive
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-wekeze
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| Negative
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-wekezi
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| Imperative singular
|
wekeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wekeza
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| Plural
|
wekezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwekeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwekeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwekeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawekeza/nawekeza
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tunawekeza
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| 2nd person
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unawekeza
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mnawekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawekeza
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wanawekeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawekeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wekezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwekezi
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hatuwekezi
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| 2nd person
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huwekezi
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hamuwekezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawekezi
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hawawekezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wekezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawekeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawekeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wekeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwekeze
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tuwekeze
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| 2nd person
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uwekeze
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muwekeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekeze
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wawekeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wekeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwekeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewekeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewekeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwekeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwekeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawekeza
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twawekeza
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| 2nd person
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wawekeza
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mwawekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awekeza
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wawekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawekeza
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yawekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawekeza
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yawekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawekeza
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vyawekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yawekeza
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zawekeza
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| u(XI)
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wawekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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pawekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawekeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewekeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawekeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawekeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwekeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowekeza
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| Consecutive
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kawekeza / positive subject concord + -kawekeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawekeze
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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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-niwekeza
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-tuwekeza
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| 2nd person
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-kuwekeza
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-wawekeza/-kuwekezeni/-wawekezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwekeza
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-wawekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwekeza
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-iwekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwekeza
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-yawekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwekeza
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-viwekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwekeza
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-ziwekeza
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| u(XI)
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-uwekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwekeza
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| Reflexive
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-jiwekeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wekeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wekezaye
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-wekezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wekezao
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-wekezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wekezalo
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-wekezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wekezacho
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-wekezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wekezayo
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-wekezazo
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| u(XI)
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-wekezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wekezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wekezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wekezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewekeza
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-owekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owekeza
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-yowekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowekeza
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-yowekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowekeza
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-vyowekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowekeza
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-zowekeza
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| u(XI)
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-owekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-powekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowekeza
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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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