Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-elezeka (infinitive kuelezeka)
- Stative form of -eleza: to be explainable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -elezeka
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| Positive present
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-naelezeka
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| Subjunctive
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-elezeke
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| Negative
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-elezeki
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| Imperative singular
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elezeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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elezeka
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| Plural
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elezekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huelezeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lielezeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuelezeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaelezeka/naelezeka
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tunaelezeka
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| 2nd person
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unaelezeka
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mnaelezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaelezeka
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wanaelezeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naelezeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielezeki
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hatuelezeki
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| 2nd person
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huelezeki
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hamwelezeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haelezeki
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hawaelezeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elezeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taelezeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taelezeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nielezeke
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tuelezeke
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| 2nd person
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uelezeke
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mwelezeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezeke
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waelezeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -elezeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sielezeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeelezeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeelezeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalielezeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalielezeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naelezeka
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twaelezeka
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| 2nd person
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waelezeka
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mwaelezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezeka
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waelezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waelezeka
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yaelezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laelezeka
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yaelezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaelezeka
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vyaelezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaelezeka
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zaelezeka
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| u(XI)
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waelezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaelezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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paelezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaelezeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelezeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelezeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaelezeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kielezeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoelezeka
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| Consecutive
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kaelezeka / positive subject concord + -kaelezeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaelezeke
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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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-nielezeka
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-tuelezeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuelezeka
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-waelezeka/-kuelezekeni/-waelezekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwelezeka
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-waelezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uelezeka
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-ielezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lielezeka
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-yaelezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kielezeka
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-vielezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ielezeka
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-zielezeka
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| u(XI)
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-uelezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuelezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paelezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muelezeka
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| Reflexive
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-jielezeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elezekaye
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-elezekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elezekao
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-elezekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elezekalo
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-elezekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elezekacho
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-elezekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elezekayo
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-elezekazo
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| u(XI)
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-elezekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elezekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elezekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elezekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeelezeka
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-oelezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oelezeka
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-yoelezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loelezeka
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-yoelezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choelezeka
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-vyoelezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoelezeka
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-zoelezeka
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| u(XI)
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-oelezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koelezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poelezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moelezeka
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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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