"wa" meaning in Swahili

See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Audio: Sw-ke-wa.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|particle form}} wa
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m-wa class_((I/II))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -a
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-particle--ILyX~aZ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 59 6 6 24 6 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-wa.flac
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-báa (“to become”). The original copula was -li, which survives in relative forms. The form ni was a focus marker, while si appears to have been a general negative marker. In modern standard Swahili, these all came together into one paradigm. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*-báa||to become}} Proto-Bantu *-báa (“to become”) Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -wa (infinitive kuwa) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj}} Forms: -wa [canonical], kuwa [infinitive], irregular [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], kuwa [infinitive], kutokuwa [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], kuwa [imperative, singular], kuweni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], huwa [habitual], positive subject concord + -likuwa [past], negative subject concord + -kuwa [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninakuwa [first-person, present, singular], nakuwa [first-person, present, singular], tunakuwa [first-person, plural, present], unakuwa [present, second-person, singular], mnakuwa [plural, present, second-person], anakuwa [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanakuwa [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -nakuwa [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], si [negative, present], positive subject concord + -takuwa [future], negative subject concord + -takuwa [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], niwe [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tuwe [first-person, plural, subjunctive], uwe [second-person, singular, subjunctive], muwe [plural, second-person, subjunctive], awe [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wawe [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -we [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -siwe [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngekuwa [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singekuwa [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalikuwa [irrealis, negative, past], ni [gnomic], positive subject concord + -mekuwa [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshakuwa [already-form], negative subject concord + -jawa [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kiwa [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -sipokuwa [if-not-form], kawa / positive subject concord + -kawa [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kawe [consecutive, subjunctive], - [error-unrecognized-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], -liye [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -lio [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -lio [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -liyo [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -lilo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -liyo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -licho [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -livyo [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -liyo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -lizo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -lio [class-11, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -liko [class-15, class-17, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -lipo [class-16, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -limo [class-18, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -siye [class-1, class-2, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -sio [class-1, class-2, general-mood, negative, object-concord, plural, relative], -sio [class-3, class-4, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -siyo [class-3, class-4, general-mood, negative, object-concord, plural, relative], -silo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -siyo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, negative, object-concord, plural, relative], -sicho [class-7, class-8, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -sivyo [class-7, class-8, general-mood, negative, object-concord, plural, relative], -siyo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -sizo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, negative, object-concord, plural, relative], -sio [class-11, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -siko [class-15, class-17, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -sipo [class-16, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], -simo [class-18, general-mood, negative, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -yekuwa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -okuwa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -okuwa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yokuwa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -lokuwa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yokuwa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chokuwa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyokuwa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yokuwa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zokuwa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -okuwa [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kokuwa [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -pokuwa [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mokuwa [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 be
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-verb-CvEgfuq9
  2. (in positive present) to become
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-verb-rV000xq8
  3. (auxiliary) dummy verb that takes tense marking while the main verb takes aspect marking Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-verb-dWXHgz1t Categories (other): Swahili verbs in the monosyllabic conjugation Disambiguation of Swahili verbs in the monosyllabic conjugation: 13 13 47 13 13
  4. (with specified location) stem of -wapo, -wako, or -wamo
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-verb-oKrLEmWc
  5. (with na or a form thereof) stem of -wa na
    Sense id: en-wa-sw-verb-Nc0xh3Kl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-báa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to become"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-báa (“to become”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-báa (“to become”). The original copula was -li, which survives in relative forms. The form ni was a focus marker, while si appears to have been a general negative marker. In modern standard Swahili, these all came together into one paradigm.",
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    },
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      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "kuwa",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "kutokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "kuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuweni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "huwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -likuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "si",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -takuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -takuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wawe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -we",
      "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 + -siwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalikuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kiwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kawa / positive subject concord + -kawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kawe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lilo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-licho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-livyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lizo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liko",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lipo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-limo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-silo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sicho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sivyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sizo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siko",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sipo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "general-mood",
        "negative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-simo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-zokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mokuwa",
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "Who are you?",
          "text": "Wewe ni nani?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself.",
          "ref": "18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 13:",
          "roman": "Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye.",
          "text": "اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "to be"
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      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "It is getting cold.",
          "text": "Inakuwa baridi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become"
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    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I was writing",
          "text": "nilikuwa ninaandika",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "dummy verb that takes tense marking while the main verb takes aspect marking"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) dummy verb that takes tense marking while the main verb takes aspect marking"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
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        [
          "-wapo",
          "wapo#Swahili"
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        [
          "-wako",
          "wako#Swahili"
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        [
          "-wamo",
          "wamo#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
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        "(with specified location) stem of -wapo, -wako, or -wamo"
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        "with specified location"
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        "stem of -wa na"
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      "id": "en-wa-sw-verb-Nc0xh3Kl",
      "links": [
        [
          "na",
          "na#Swahili"
        ],
        [
          "-wa na",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(with na or a form thereof) stem of -wa na"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/Sw-ke-wa.flac/Sw-ke-wa.flac.ogg"
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}

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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "particle",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m-wa class_((I/II))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -a"
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  "categories": [
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili non-lemma forms",
    "Swahili particle forms",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili verbs",
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "kuwa",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "kutokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "kuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kuweni",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "huwa",
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -likuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuwa",
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        "negative",
        "past"
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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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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "ninakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wanakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -nakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "si",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -takuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -takuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wawe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -we",
      "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 + -siwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalikuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalikuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshakuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kiwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kawa / positive subject concord + -kawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kawe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-liyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lilo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-licho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-livyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-lizo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-lio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-liko",
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        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-limo",
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        "negative",
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        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
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        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-siyo",
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        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-sicho",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sivyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siyo",
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        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sizo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sio",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-siko",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sipo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-simo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "negative",
        "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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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yekuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-okuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokuwa",
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      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lokuwa",
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      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yokuwa",
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      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chokuwa",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-vyokuwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
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        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
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        "object-concord",
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        "singular"
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        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-mokuwa",
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        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "Who are you?",
          "text": "Wewe ni nani?",
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          "english": "The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself.",
          "ref": "18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 13:",
          "roman": "Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye.",
          "text": "اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ",
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        "to be"
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          "english": "It is getting cold.",
          "text": "Inakuwa baridi.",
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        "to become"
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        "(in positive present) to become"
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        "(with specified location) stem of -wapo, -wako, or -wamo"
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          "wa na#Swahili"
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        "(with na or a form thereof) stem of -wa na"
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}

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      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m-wa class_((I/II))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -a"
      ],
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}

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