Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-tukuza (infinitive kutukuza)
- to glorify, to laud
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tukuza
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| Positive present
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-natukuza
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| Subjunctive
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-tukuze
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| Negative
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-tukuzi
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| Imperative singular
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tukuza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tukuza
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| Plural
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tukuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutukuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litukuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutukuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatukuza/natukuza
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tunatukuza
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| 2nd person
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unatukuza
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mnatukuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatukuza
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wanatukuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natukuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tukuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situkuzi
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hatutukuzi
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| 2nd person
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hutukuzi
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hamtukuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatukuzi
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hawatukuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tukuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatukuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatukuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tukuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitukuze
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tutukuze
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| 2nd person
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utukuze
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mtukuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atukuze
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watukuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tukuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situkuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetukuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetukuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitukuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitukuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natukuza
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twatukuza
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| 2nd person
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watukuza
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mwatukuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atukuza
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watukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watukuza
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yatukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latukuza
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yatukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatukuza
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vyatukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatukuza
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zatukuza
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| u(XI)
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watukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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patukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatukuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metukuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatukuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatukuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitukuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotukuza
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| Consecutive
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katukuza / positive subject concord + -katukuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katukuze
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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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-nitukuza
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-tutukuza
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| 2nd person
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-kutukuza
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-watukuza/-kutukuzeni/-watukuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtukuza
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-watukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utukuza
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-itukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litukuza
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-yatukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitukuza
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-vitukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itukuza
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-zitukuza
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| u(XI)
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-utukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutukuza
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| Reflexive
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-jitukuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tukuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tukuzaye
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-tukuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tukuzao
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-tukuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tukuzalo
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-tukuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tukuzacho
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-tukuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tukuzayo
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-tukuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-tukuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tukuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tukuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tukuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetukuza
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-otukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otukuza
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-yotukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotukuza
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-yotukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotukuza
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-vyotukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotukuza
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-zotukuza
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| u(XI)
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-otukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motukuza
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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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