Swahili
Verb
-potelea (infinitive kupotelea)
- Applicative form of -potea
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -potelea
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| Positive present
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-napotelea
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| Subjunctive
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-potelee
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| Negative
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-potelei
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| Imperative singular
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potelea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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potelea
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| Plural
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poteleeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupotelea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipotelea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupotelea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapotelea/napotelea
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tunapotelea
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| 2nd person
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unapotelea
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mnapotelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapotelea
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wanapotelea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napotelea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -potelei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipotelei
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hatupotelei
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| 2nd person
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hupotelei
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hampotelei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapotelei
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hawapotelei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -potelei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapotelea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapotelea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potelee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipotelee
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tupotelee
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| 2nd person
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upotelee
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mpotelee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotelee
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wapotelee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -potelee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipotelee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepotelea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepotelea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipotelea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipotelea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napotelea
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twapotelea
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| 2nd person
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wapotelea
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mwapotelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotelea
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wapotelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapotelea
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yapotelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapotelea
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yapotelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapotelea
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vyapotelea
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| n(IX/X)
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yapotelea
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zapotelea
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| u(XI)
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wapotelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapotelea
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| pa(XVI)
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papotelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapotelea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepotelea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapotelea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japotelea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipotelea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopotelea
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| Consecutive
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kapotelea / positive subject concord + -kapotelea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapotelee
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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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-nipotelea
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-tupotelea
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| 2nd person
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-kupotelea
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-wapotelea/-kupoteleeni/-wapoteleeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpotelea
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-wapotelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upotelea
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-ipotelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipotelea
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-yapotelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipotelea
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-vipotelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipotelea
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-zipotelea
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| u(XI)
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-upotelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupotelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-papotelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupotelea
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| Reflexive
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-jipotelea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potelea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-poteleaye
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-poteleao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-poteleao
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-poteleayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-potelealo
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-poteleayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-poteleacho
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-poteleavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-poteleayo
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-poteleazo
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| u(XI)
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-poteleao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-poteleako
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| pa(XVI)
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-poteleapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-poteleamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepotelea
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-opotelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opotelea
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-yopotelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopotelea
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-yopotelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopotelea
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-vyopotelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopotelea
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-zopotelea
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| u(XI)
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-opotelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopotelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-popotelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopotelea
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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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Interjection
potelea!
- get lost!