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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"tags": [
"applicative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-lia"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to feed",
"tags": [
"causative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-lisha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"tags": [
"passive",
"verb"
],
"word": "-liwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "be edible",
"tags": [
"stative",
"verb"
],
"word": "-lika"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to live a long life (idiomatic)",
"sense": "Other formations",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "-la chumvi nyingi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"sense": "Nominal derivations",
"topics": [
"food",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "chakula"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "eater",
"sense": "Nominal derivations",
"word": "mla"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "eating",
"sense": "Nominal derivations",
"word": "ulaji"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "bnt-pro",
"3": "*-dɪ́a"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "-la",
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "kula",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "kula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "kutokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "kula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuleni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"habitual"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -likula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -kula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ninakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tunakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mnakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wanakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -nakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sili",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatuli",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"negative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "huli",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hamli",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hali",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hawali",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -li",
"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 + -takula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -takula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nile",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tule",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ule",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mle",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ale",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wale",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -le",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sile",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"negative",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngekula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singekula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singalikula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"irrealis",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "twala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gnomic",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mwala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gnomic",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "chala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "vyala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "zala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kwala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mwala",
"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 + -mekula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfect"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshakula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"already-form"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -jala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"not-yet-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"if-when-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"if-not-form"
]
},
{
"form": "kala / positive subject concord + -kala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"consecutive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kale",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"consecutive",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "-nila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-tula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-kula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuleni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-waleni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mla",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-wala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-lila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-yala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zila",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pala",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-jila",
"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) + -la- + relative marker)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-laye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-layo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lalo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-layo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lacho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lavyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-layo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lazo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lako",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lapo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lamo",
"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) + -kula)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yekula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-okula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-okula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-zokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
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"relative",
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"table-tags"
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{
"form": "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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"object-concord",
"relative"
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}
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[
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{
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{
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"verb"
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{
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"verb"
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{
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"food",
"lifestyle"
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{
"english": "eater",
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],
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"canonical"
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},
{
"form": "kula",
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"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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},
{
"form": "kula",
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},
{
"form": "kutokula",
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"infinitive",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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},
{
"form": "kula",
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},
{
"form": "kuleni",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "hula",
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -likula",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past"
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},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -kula",
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"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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]
},
{
"form": "ninakula",
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"present",
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]
},
{
"form": "nakula",
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"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tunakula",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unakula",
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"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mnakula",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anakula",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wanakula",
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"class-2",
"plural",
"present",
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},
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"form": "positive subject concord + -nakula",
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"present",
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]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sili",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatuli",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "huli",
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"negative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hamli",
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"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hali",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "hawali",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
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},
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"form": "negative subject concord + -li",
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"present",
"third-person"
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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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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -takula",
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"future"
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"form": "negative subject concord + -takula",
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"future",
"negative"
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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"
]
},
{
"form": "nile",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tule",
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"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ule",
"source": "conjugation",
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"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mle",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ale",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -le",
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"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
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},
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"negative",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngekula",
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"irrealis",
"present"
]
},
{
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"irrealis",
"negative",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikula",
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"past"
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},
{
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"negative",
"past"
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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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]
},
{
"form": "nala",
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"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "twala",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
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"gnomic",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mwala",
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"gnomic",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ala",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wala",
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yala",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lala",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "yala",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "chala",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "vyala",
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},
{
"form": "yala",
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]
},
{
"form": "zala",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
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]
},
{
"form": "wala",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kwala",
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"class-17",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pala",
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"class-16",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mwala",
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"class-18",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -mekula",
"source": "conjugation",
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"perfect"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshakula",
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"already-form"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -jala",
"source": "conjugation",
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"not-yet-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kila",
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"tags": [
"if-when-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipokula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"if-not-form"
]
},
{
"form": "kala / positive subject concord + -kala",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kale",
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"consecutive",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "-nila",
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"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-tula",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-kula",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-wala",
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"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuleni",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-waleni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mla",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-wala",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ula",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ila",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
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},
{
"form": "-lila",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-yala",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kila",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vila",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "-ila",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zila",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ula",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kula",
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"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pala",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-16",
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"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "-jila",
"source": "conjugation",
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"object-concord",
"reflexive"
]
},
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
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]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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},
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"relative",
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]
},
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]
},
{
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]
},
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]
},
{
"form": "-lalo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-layo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lacho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lavyo",
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"relative"
]
},
{
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{
"form": "-lazo",
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]
},
{
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-lako",
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
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"relative",
"singular"
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"relative",
"singular"
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"table-tags"
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{
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"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
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{
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"relative",
"singular"
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"plural",
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"object-concord",
"plural",
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{
"form": "-chokula",
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"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
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{
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"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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"form": "-yokula",
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"class-9",
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"relative",
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{
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"form": "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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Download raw JSONL data for la meaning in Swahili (18.1kB)
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