Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezea (infinitive kuwezea)
- Applicative form of -weza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezea
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| Positive present
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-nawezea
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| Subjunctive
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-wezee
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| Negative
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-wezei
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| Imperative singular
|
wezea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuwezea
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| Negative
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kutowezea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wezea
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| Plural
|
wezeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwezea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezea/nawezea
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tunawezea
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| 2nd person
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unawezea
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mnawezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezea
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wanawezea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezei
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hatuwezei
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| 2nd person
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huwezei
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hamuwezei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezei
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hawawezei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezee
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tuwezee
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| 2nd person
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uwezee
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muwezee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezee
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wawezee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezea
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twawezea
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| 2nd person
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wawezea
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mwawezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezea
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wawezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezea
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yawezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezea
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yawezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezea
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vyawezea
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| n(IX/X)
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yawezea
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zawezea
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| u(XI)
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wawezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezea
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezea
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| Consecutive
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kawezea / positive subject concord + -kawezea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezee
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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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-niwezea
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-tuwezea
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| 2nd person
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-kuwezea
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-wawezea/-kuwezeeni/-wawezeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwezea
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-wawezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwezea
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-iwezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwezea
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-yawezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwezea
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-viwezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwezea
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-ziwezea
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| u(XI)
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-uwezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwezea
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| Reflexive
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-jiwezea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezeaye
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-wezeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezeao
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-wezeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezealo
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-wezeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezeacho
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-wezeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezeayo
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-wezeazo
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| u(XI)
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-wezeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezea
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-owezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezea
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-yowezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezea
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-yowezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezea
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-vyowezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezea
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-zowezea
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| u(XI)
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-owezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-powezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezea
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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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