Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-semeka (infinitive kusemeka)
- Stative form of -sema: to be said
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semeka
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| Positive present
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-nasemeka
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| Subjunctive
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-semeke
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| Negative
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-semeki
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| Imperative singular
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semeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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semeka
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| Plural
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semekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husemeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisemeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusemeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasemeka/nasemeka
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tunasemeka
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| 2nd person
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unasemeka
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mnasemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasemeka
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wanasemeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasemeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemeki
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hatusemeki
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| 2nd person
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husemeki
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hamsemeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemeki
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hawasemeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -semeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasemeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasemeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemeke
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tusemeke
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| 2nd person
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usemeke
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msemeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemeke
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wasemeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -semeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesemeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesemeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisemeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisemeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasemeka
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twasemeka
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| 2nd person
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wasemeka
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mwasemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemeka
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wasemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasemeka
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yasemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasemeka
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yasemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasemeka
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vyasemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yasemeka
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zasemeka
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| u(XI)
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wasemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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pasemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasemeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesemeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemeka
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| Consecutive
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kasemeka / positive subject concord + -kasemeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasemeke
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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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-nisemeka
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-tusemeka
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| 2nd person
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-kusemeka
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-wasemeka/-kusemekeni/-wasemekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msemeka
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-wasemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usemeka
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-isemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisemeka
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-yasemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisemeka
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-visemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-isemeka
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-zisemeka
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| u(XI)
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-usemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musemeka
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| Reflexive
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-jisemeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semekaye
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-semekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semekao
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-semekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semekalo
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-semekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semekacho
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-semekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semekayo
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-semekazo
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| u(XI)
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-semekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-semekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-semekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesemeka
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-osemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osemeka
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-yosemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losemeka
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-yosemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosemeka
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-vyosemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosemeka
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-zosemeka
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| u(XI)
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-osemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-posemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosemeka
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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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