Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezeka (infinitive kuwezeka)
- Stative form of -weza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezeka
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| Positive present
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-nawezeka
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| Subjunctive
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-wezeke
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| Negative
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-wezeki
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| Imperative singular
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wezeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wezeka
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| Plural
|
wezekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwezeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezeka/nawezeka
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tunawezeka
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| 2nd person
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unawezeka
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mnawezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezeka
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wanawezeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezeki
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hatuwezeki
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| 2nd person
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huwezeki
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hamuwezeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezeki
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hawawezeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezeke
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tuwezeke
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| 2nd person
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uwezeke
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muwezeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezeke
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wawezeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezeka
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twawezeka
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| 2nd person
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wawezeka
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mwawezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezeka
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wawezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezeka
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yawezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezeka
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yawezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezeka
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vyawezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yawezeka
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zawezeka
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| u(XI)
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wawezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezeka
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| Consecutive
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kawezeka / positive subject concord + -kawezeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezeke
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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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-niwezeka
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-tuwezeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuwezeka
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-wawezeka/-kuwezekeni/-wawezekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwezeka
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-wawezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwezeka
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-iwezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwezeka
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-yawezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwezeka
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-viwezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwezeka
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-ziwezeka
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| u(XI)
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-uwezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwezeka
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| Reflexive
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-jiwezeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezekaye
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-wezekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezekao
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-wezekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezekalo
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-wezekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezekacho
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-wezekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezekayo
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-wezekazo
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| u(XI)
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-wezekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezeka
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-owezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezeka
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-yowezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezeka
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-yowezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezeka
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-vyowezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezeka
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-zowezeka
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| u(XI)
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-owezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-powezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezeka
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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