Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zembea (infinitive kuzembea)
- to neglect (to disregard or fail to care for)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zembea
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| Positive present
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-nazembea
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| Subjunctive
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-zembee
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| Negative
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-zembei
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| Imperative singular
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zembea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zembea
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| Plural
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zembeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzembea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizembea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzembea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazembea/nazembea
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tunazembea
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| 2nd person
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unazembea
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mnazembea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazembea
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wanazembea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazembea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zembei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizembei
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hatuzembei
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| 2nd person
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huzembei
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hamzembei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazembei
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hawazembei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zembei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazembea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazembea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zembee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizembee
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tuzembee
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| 2nd person
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uzembee
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mzembee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azembee
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wazembee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zembee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizembee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezembea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezembea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizembea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizembea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazembea
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twazembea
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| 2nd person
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wazembea
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mwazembea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azembea
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wazembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazembea
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yazembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazembea
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yazembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazembea
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vyazembea
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| n(IX/X)
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yazembea
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zazembea
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| u(XI)
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wazembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazembea
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| pa(XVI)
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pazembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazembea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezembea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazembea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazembea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizembea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozembea
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| Consecutive
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kazembea / positive subject concord + -kazembea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazembee
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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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-nizembea
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-tuzembea
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| 2nd person
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-kuzembea
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-wazembea/-kuzembeeni/-wazembeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzembea
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-wazembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzembea
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-izembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizembea
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-yazembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizembea
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-vizembea
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| n(IX/X)
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-izembea
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-zizembea
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| u(XI)
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-uzembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzembea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzembea
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| Reflexive
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-jizembea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zembea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zembeaye
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-zembeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zembeao
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-zembeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zembealo
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-zembeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zembeacho
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-zembeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zembeayo
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-zembeazo
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| u(XI)
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-zembeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zembeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zembeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zembeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezembea
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-ozembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozembea
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-yozembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozembea
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-yozembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozembea
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-vyozembea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozembea
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-zozembea
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| u(XI)
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-ozembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozembea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozembea
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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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