Swahili
Verb
-mezea (infinitive kumezea)
- Applicative form of -meza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -mezea
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| Positive present
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-namezea
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| Subjunctive
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-mezee
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| Negative
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-mezei
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| Imperative singular
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mezea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kumezea
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| Negative
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kutomezea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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mezea
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| Plural
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mezeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humezea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limezea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumezea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninamezea/namezea
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tunamezea
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| 2nd person
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unamezea
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mnamezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamezea
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wanamezea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namezea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -mezei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simezei
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hatumezei
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| 2nd person
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humezei
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hammezei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamezei
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hawamezei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -mezei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamezea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamezea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mezee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimezee
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tumezee
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| 2nd person
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umezee
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mmezee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amezee
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wamezee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -mezee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simezee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemezea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemezea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimezea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimezea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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namezea
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twamezea
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| 2nd person
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wamezea
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mwamezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amezea
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wamezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wamezea
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yamezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lamezea
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yamezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chamezea
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vyamezea
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| n(IX/X)
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yamezea
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zamezea
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| u(XI)
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wamezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwamezea
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| pa(XVI)
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pamezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwamezea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memezea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamezea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamezea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimezea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomezea
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| Consecutive
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kamezea / positive subject concord + -kamezea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamezee
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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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-nimezea
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-tumezea
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| 2nd person
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-kumezea
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-wamezea/-kumezeeni/-wamezeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmezea
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-wamezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umezea
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-imezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limezea
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-yamezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimezea
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-vimezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-imezea
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-zimezea
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| u(XI)
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-umezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pamezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumezea
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| Reflexive
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-jimezea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mezea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-mezeaye
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-mezeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-mezeao
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-mezeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-mezealo
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-mezeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-mezeacho
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-mezeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-mezeayo
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-mezeazo
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| u(XI)
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-mezeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-mezeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-mezeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mezeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemezea
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-omezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omezea
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-yomezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomezea
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-yomezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomezea
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-vyomezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomezea
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-zomezea
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| u(XI)
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-omezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momezea
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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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