"kataa" meaning in Swahili

See kataa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-kataa.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|قَطَعَ}} Borrowed from Arabic قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ق ط ع}} Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -kataa (infinitive kukataa) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj}} Forms: -kataa [canonical], kukataa [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kukataa [infinitive], kutokataa [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], kataa [imperative, singular], kataeni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], hukataa [habitual], positive subject concord + -likataa [past], negative subject concord + -kukataa [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninakataa [first-person, present, singular], nakataa [first-person, present, singular], tunakataa [first-person, plural, present], unakataa [present, second-person, singular], mnakataa [plural, present, second-person], anakataa [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanakataa [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -nakataa [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sikatai [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatukatai [first-person, negative, plural, present], hukatai [negative, present, second-person, singular], hamkatai [negative, plural, present, second-person], hakatai [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawakatai [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -katai [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -takataa [future], negative subject concord + -takataa [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nikatae [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tukatae [first-person, plural, subjunctive], ukatae [second-person, singular, subjunctive], mkatae [plural, second-person, subjunctive], akatae [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wakatae [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -katae [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -sikatae [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngekataa [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singekataa [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalikataa [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalikataa [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], nakataa [first-person, gnomic, singular], twakataa [first-person, gnomic, plural], wakataa [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwakataa [gnomic, plural, second-person], akataa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], wakataa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], wakataa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yakataa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], lakataa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yakataa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chakataa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyakataa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yakataa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zakataa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], wakataa [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwakataa [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], pakataa [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwakataa [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -mekataa [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshakataa [already-form], negative subject concord + -jakataa [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kikataa [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -sipokataa [if-not-form], kakataa / positive subject concord + -kakataa [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kakatae [consecutive, subjunctive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -nikataa [first-person, indicative, object-concord, singular], -tukataa [first-person, indicative, object-concord, plural], -kukataa [indicative, object-concord, second-person, singular], -wakataa [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -kukataeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -wakataeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -mkataa [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -wakataa [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -ukataa [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -ikataa [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -likataa [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -yakataa [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -kikataa [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -vikataa [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -ikataa [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -zikataa [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -ukataa [class-11, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -kukataa [class-15, class-17, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -pakataa [class-16, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -mukataa [class-18, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -jikataa [indicative, object-concord, reflexive], no-table-tags [table-tags], General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataa- + relative marker) [object-concord, relative], -kataaye [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataao [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -kataao [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataayo [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -kataalo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataayo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -kataacho [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataavyo [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -kataayo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataazo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -kataao [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataako [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataapo [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -kataamo [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataa) [object-concord, relative], -yekataa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -okataa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -okataa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yokataa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -lokataa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yokataa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chokataa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyokataa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yokataa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zokataa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -okataa [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kokataa [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -pokataa [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mokataa [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. to refuse, deny, object, renounce Derived forms: -katalia [applicative, verb], -kataza [causative, verb], -kataliwa [passive, verb], -katalika [stative, verb]
    Sense id: en-kataa-sw-verb-1Up7KU~G Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "negative subject concord + -katai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -takataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
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      "form": "negative subject concord + -takataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
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      "form": "nikatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "tukatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mkatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -katae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sikatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakataa / positive subject concord + -kakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kakatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mkataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-likataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-jikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataa- + relative marker)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataa)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-kataa (infinitive kukataa)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-katalia"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-kataza"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "passive",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-kataliwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "stative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-katalika"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Can't you tell it me plainly that I may admit it?",
          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Hunelezi nami kali baini, liwapo na-sura nisi katae.",
          "text": "هُنِلِزِ نَمِ كَلِ بَيْنِ ، لِوَاپُ نَسُرَ نِسِ كَتَيْ",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to refuse, deny, object, renounce"
      ],
      "id": "en-kataa-sw-verb-1Up7KU~G",
      "links": [
        [
          "refuse",
          "refuse"
        ],
        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "renounce",
          "renounce"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-kataa.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/Sw-ke-kataa.flac/Sw-ke-kataa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/Sw-ke-kataa.flac/Sw-ke-kataa.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kataa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-katalia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-kataza"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-kataliwa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-katalika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَطَعَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "ق ط ع"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-kataa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukataa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -likataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sikatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatukatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hukatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamkatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawakatai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -katai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -takataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -takataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mkatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wakatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -katae",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -sikatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikataa",
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      ]
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalikataa",
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        "negative",
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwakataa",
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        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wakataa",
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        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wakataa",
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        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "lakataa",
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      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "yakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vyakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "yakataa",
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        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "zakataa",
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      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kakataa / positive subject concord + -kakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kakatae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataeni",
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      "tags": [
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        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mkataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wakataa",
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        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ukataa",
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        "class-4",
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        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-likataa",
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        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-yakataa",
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        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-17",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pakataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mukataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-jikataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kataa- + relative marker)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataao",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kataamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kataa)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yekataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pokataa",
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      "tags": [
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        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-mokataa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "object-concord",
        "relative",
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      ]
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        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ق ط ع",
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          "english": "Can't you tell it me plainly that I may admit it?",
          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Hunelezi nami kali baini, liwapo na-sura nisi katae.",
          "text": "هُنِلِزِ نَمِ كَلِ بَيْنِ ، لِوَاپُ نَسُرَ نِسِ كَتَيْ",
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}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.