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IPA(key): /dá.ká/
daka (plural dagsɩ)
- box
daka
- to do
Denominal verb of dak (“that”).
daka (imperfect jdaki)
- to refer to something
- to do something undetermined
daká
- maybe; perhaps
From Persian [Term?].
daka (n class, plural daka)
- an alcove (hole in a wall)
-daka (infinitive kudaka)
- to catch or snatch something
Conjugation of -daka
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Positive present
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-nadaka
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Subjunctive
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-dake
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Negative
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-daki
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Imperative singular
|
daka
|
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Infinitives
|
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Imperatives
|
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hudaka
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidaka
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Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kudaka
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadaka)
|
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
|
ninadaka/nadaka
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tunadaka
|
2nd person
|
unadaka
|
mnadaka
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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anadaka
|
wanadaka
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadaka
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -daki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sidaki
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hatudaki
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2nd person
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hudaki
|
hamdaki
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3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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hadaki
|
hawadaki
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -daki
|
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Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tadaka
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Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tadaka
|
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dake)
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Singular
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Plural
|
1st person
|
nidake
|
tudake
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2nd person
|
udake
|
mdake
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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adake
|
wadake
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -dake
|
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidake
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Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngedaka
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Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singedaka
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalidaka
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Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalidaka
|
|
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Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -medaka
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadaka
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadaka
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidaka
|
"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodaka
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Consecutive
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kadaka / positive subject concord + -kadaka
|
Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadake
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|
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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daka (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃ) (obsolete)
- at once; immediately
- Synonym: agad
From Tolai.
daka
- betel
From Proto-Bantu *ntàkà.
daka
- mud
Variant orthographies
ALIV
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daka
|
Brazilian standard
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daka
|
New Tribes
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daca
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daka
- (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of yaka (“to fell, to cut down, to assart”)
A regional wanderwort, perhaps from Khoekhoe daxab or Arabic دَخَّنَ (daḵḵana). Cognate with Shona -dhaka (“intoxicate”), Venda -daha (“smoke tobacco”), Northern Sotho -taga (“become intoxicated”).
-daka
- to intoxicate, to make drunk
Tone L
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Infinitive
|
ukudaka
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukudaka
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ukungadaki
|
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Imperative
|
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Simple
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+ object concord
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Singular
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daka
|
-dake
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Plural
|
dakani
|
-dakeni
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Present
|
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Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyadaka, ngidaka
|
engidakayo, engidaka
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ngidaka
|
angidaki
|
engingadaki
|
ngingadaki
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2nd singular
|
uyadaka, udaka
|
odakayo, odaka
|
udaka
|
awudaki
|
ongadaki
|
ungadaki
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1st plural
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siyadaka, sidaka
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esidakayo, esidaka
|
sidaka
|
asidaki
|
esingadaki
|
singadaki
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2nd plural
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niyadaka, nidaka
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enidakayo, enidaka
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nidaka
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anidaki
|
eningadaki
|
ningadaki
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Class 1
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uyadaka, udaka
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odakayo, odaka
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edaka
|
akadaki
|
ongadaki
|
engadaki
|
Class 2
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bayadaka, badaka
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abadakayo, abadaka
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bedaka
|
abadaki
|
abangadaki
|
bengadaki
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Class 3
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uyadaka, udaka
|
odakayo, odaka
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udaka
|
awudaki
|
ongadaki
|
ungadaki
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Class 4
|
iyadaka, idaka
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edakayo, edaka
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idaka
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ayidaki
|
engadaki
|
ingadaki
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Class 5
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liyadaka, lidaka
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elidakayo, elidaka
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lidaka
|
alidaki
|
elingadaki
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lingadaki
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Class 6
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ayadaka, adaka
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adakayo, adaka
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edaka
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awadaki
|
angadaki
|
engadaki
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Class 7
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siyadaka, sidaka
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esidakayo, esidaka
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sidaka
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asidaki
|
esingadaki
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singadaki
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Class 8
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ziyadaka, zidaka
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ezidakayo, ezidaka
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zidaka
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azidaki
|
ezingadaki
|
zingadaki
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Class 9
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iyadaka, idaka
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edakayo, edaka
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idaka
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ayidaki
|
engadaki
|
ingadaki
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Class 10
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ziyadaka, zidaka
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ezidakayo, ezidaka
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zidaka
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azidaki
|
ezingadaki
|
zingadaki
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Class 11
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luyadaka, ludaka
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oludakayo, oludaka
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ludaka
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aludaki
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olungadaki
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lungadaki
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Class 14
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buyadaka, budaka
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obudakayo, obudaka
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budaka
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abudaki
|
obungadaki
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bungadaki
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Class 15
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kuyadaka, kudaka
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okudakayo, okudaka
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kudaka
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akudaki
|
okungadaki
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kungadaki
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Class 17
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kuyadaka, kudaka
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okudakayo, okudaka
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kudaka
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akudaki
|
okungadaki
|
kungadaki
|
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Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
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1st singular
|
ngidakile, ngidakē
|
engidakile, engidakē
|
ngidakile, ngidakē
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angidakanga
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engingadakanga
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ngingadakanga
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2nd singular
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udakile, udakē
|
odakile, odakē
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udakile, udakē
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awudakanga
|
ongadakanga
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ungadakanga
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1st plural
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sidakile, sidakē
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esidakile, esidakē
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sidakile, sidakē
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asidakanga
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esingadakanga
|
singadakanga
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2nd plural
|
nidakile, nidakē
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enidakile, enidakē
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nidakile, nidakē
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anidakanga
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eningadakanga
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ningadakanga
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Class 1
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udakile, udakē
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odakile, odakē
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edakile, edakē
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akadakanga
|
ongadakanga
|
engadakanga
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Class 2
|
badakile, badakē
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abadakile, abadakē
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bedakile, bedakē
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abadakanga
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abangadakanga
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bengadakanga
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Class 3
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udakile, udakē
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odakile, odakē
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udakile, udakē
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awudakanga
|
ongadakanga
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ungadakanga
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Class 4
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idakile, idakē
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edakile, edakē
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idakile, idakē
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ayidakanga
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engadakanga
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ingadakanga
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Class 5
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lidakile, lidakē
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elidakile, elidakē
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lidakile, lidakē
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alidakanga
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elingadakanga
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lingadakanga
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Class 6
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adakile, adakē
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adakile, adakē
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edakile, edakē
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awadakanga
|
angadakanga
|
engadakanga
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Class 7
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sidakile, sidakē
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esidakile, esidakē
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sidakile, sidakē
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asidakanga
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esingadakanga
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singadakanga
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Class 8
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zidakile, zidakē
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ezidakile, ezidakē
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zidakile, zidakē
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azidakanga
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ezingadakanga
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zingadakanga
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Class 9
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idakile, idakē
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edakile, edakē
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idakile, idakē
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ayidakanga
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engadakanga
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ingadakanga
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Class 10
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zidakile, zidakē
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ezidakile, ezidakē
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zidakile, zidakē
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azidakanga
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ezingadakanga
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zingadakanga
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Class 11
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ludakile, ludakē
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oludakile, oludakē
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ludakile, ludakē
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aludakanga
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olungadakanga
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lungadakanga
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Class 14
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budakile, budakē
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obudakile, obudakē
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budakile, budakē
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abudakanga
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obungadakanga
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bungadakanga
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Class 15
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kudakile, kudakē
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okudakile, okudakē
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kudakile, kudakē
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akudakanga
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okungadakanga
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kungadakanga
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Class 17
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kudakile, kudakē
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okudakile, okudakē
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kudakile, kudakē
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akudakanga
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okungadakanga
|
kungadakanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngādaka
|
engādaka
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ngādaka
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angidakanga
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engingadakanga
|
ngingadakanga
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2nd singular
|
wādaka
|
owādaka
|
wādaka
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awudakanga
|
ongadakanga
|
ungadakanga
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1st plural
|
sādaka
|
esādaka
|
sādaka
|
asidakanga
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esingadakanga
|
singadakanga
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2nd plural
|
nādaka
|
enādaka
|
nādaka
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anidakanga
|
eningadakanga
|
ningadakanga
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Class 1
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wādaka
|
owādaka
|
ādaka
|
akadakanga
|
ongadakanga
|
engadakanga
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Class 2
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bādaka
|
abādaka
|
bādaka
|
abadakanga
|
abangadakanga
|
bengadakanga
|
Class 3
|
wādaka
|
owādaka
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wādaka
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awudakanga
|
ongadakanga
|
ungadakanga
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Class 4
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yādaka
|
eyādaka
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yādaka
|
ayidakanga
|
engadakanga
|
ingadakanga
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Class 5
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lādaka
|
elādaka
|
lādaka
|
alidakanga
|
elingadakanga
|
lingadakanga
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Class 6
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ādaka
|
ādaka
|
ādaka
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awadakanga
|
angadakanga
|
engadakanga
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Class 7
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sādaka
|
esādaka
|
sādaka
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asidakanga
|
esingadakanga
|
singadakanga
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Class 8
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zādaka
|
ezādaka
|
zādaka
|
azidakanga
|
ezingadakanga
|
zingadakanga
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Class 9
|
yādaka
|
eyādaka
|
yādaka
|
ayidakanga
|
engadakanga
|
ingadakanga
|
Class 10
|
zādaka
|
ezādaka
|
zādaka
|
azidakanga
|
ezingadakanga
|
zingadakanga
|
Class 11
|
lwādaka
|
olwādaka
|
lwādaka
|
aludakanga
|
olungadakanga
|
lungadakanga
|
Class 14
|
bādaka
|
obādaka
|
bādaka
|
abudakanga
|
obungadakanga
|
bungadakanga
|
Class 15
|
kwādaka
|
okwādaka
|
kwādaka
|
akudakanga
|
okungadakanga
|
kungadakanga
|
Class 17
|
kwādaka
|
okwādaka
|
kwādaka
|
akudakanga
|
okungadakanga
|
kungadakanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingadaka
|
—
|
ngingadaka
|
ngingedake
|
—
|
ngingedake
|
2nd singular
|
ungadaka
|
—
|
ungadaka
|
ungedake
|
—
|
ungedake
|
1st plural
|
singadaka
|
—
|
singadaka
|
singedake
|
—
|
singedake
|
2nd plural
|
ningadaka
|
—
|
ningadaka
|
ningedake
|
—
|
ningedake
|
Class 1
|
angadaka
|
—
|
engadaka
|
angedake
|
—
|
engedake
|
Class 2
|
bangadaka
|
—
|
bengadaka
|
bangedake
|
—
|
bengedake
|
Class 3
|
ungadaka
|
—
|
ungadaka
|
ungedake
|
—
|
ungedake
|
Class 4
|
ingadaka
|
—
|
ingadaka
|
ingedake
|
—
|
ingedake
|
Class 5
|
lingadaka
|
—
|
lingadaka
|
lingedake
|
—
|
lingedake
|
Class 6
|
angadaka
|
—
|
engadaka
|
angedake
|
—
|
engedake
|
Class 7
|
singadaka
|
—
|
singadaka
|
singedake
|
—
|
singedake
|
Class 8
|
zingadaka
|
—
|
zingadaka
|
zingedake
|
—
|
zingedake
|
Class 9
|
ingadaka
|
—
|
ingadaka
|
ingedake
|
—
|
ingedake
|
Class 10
|
zingadaka
|
—
|
zingadaka
|
zingedake
|
—
|
zingedake
|
Class 11
|
lungadaka
|
—
|
lungadaka
|
lungedake
|
—
|
lungedake
|
Class 14
|
bungadaka
|
—
|
bungadaka
|
bungedake
|
—
|
bungedake
|
Class 15
|
kungadaka
|
—
|
kungadaka
|
kungedake
|
—
|
kungedake
|
Class 17
|
kungadaka
|
—
|
kungadaka
|
kungedake
|
—
|
kungedake
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizodaka
|
engizodaka
|
ngizodaka
|
angizudaka
|
engingezudaka
|
ngingezudaka
|
2nd singular
|
uzodaka
|
ozodaka
|
uzodaka
|
awuzudaka
|
ongezudaka
|
ungezudaka
|
1st plural
|
sizodaka
|
esizodaka
|
sizodaka
|
asizudaka
|
esingezudaka
|
singezudaka
|
2nd plural
|
nizodaka
|
enizodaka
|
nizodaka
|
anizudaka
|
eningezudaka
|
ningezudaka
|
Class 1
|
uzodaka
|
ozodaka
|
ezodaka
|
akazudaka
|
ongezudaka
|
engezudaka
|
Class 2
|
bazodaka
|
abazodaka
|
bezodaka
|
abazudaka
|
abangezudaka
|
bengezudaka
|
Class 3
|
uzodaka
|
ozodaka
|
uzodaka
|
awuzudaka
|
ongezudaka
|
ungezudaka
|
Class 4
|
izodaka
|
ezodaka
|
izodaka
|
ayizudaka
|
engezudaka
|
ingezudaka
|
Class 5
|
lizodaka
|
elizodaka
|
lizodaka
|
alizudaka
|
elingezudaka
|
lingezudaka
|
Class 6
|
azodaka
|
azodaka
|
ezodaka
|
awazudaka
|
angezudaka
|
engezudaka
|
Class 7
|
sizodaka
|
esizodaka
|
sizodaka
|
asizudaka
|
esingezudaka
|
singezudaka
|
Class 8
|
zizodaka
|
ezizodaka
|
zizodaka
|
azizudaka
|
ezingezudaka
|
zingezudaka
|
Class 9
|
izodaka
|
ezodaka
|
izodaka
|
ayizudaka
|
engezudaka
|
ingezudaka
|
Class 10
|
zizodaka
|
ezizodaka
|
zizodaka
|
azizudaka
|
ezingezudaka
|
zingezudaka
|
Class 11
|
luzodaka
|
oluzodaka
|
luzodaka
|
aluzudaka
|
olungezudaka
|
lungezudaka
|
Class 14
|
buzodaka
|
obuzodaka
|
buzodaka
|
abuzudaka
|
obungezudaka
|
bungezudaka
|
Class 15
|
kuzodaka
|
okuzodaka
|
kuzodaka
|
akuzudaka
|
okungezudaka
|
kungezudaka
|
Class 17
|
kuzodaka
|
okuzodaka
|
kuzodaka
|
akuzudaka
|
okungezudaka
|
kungezudaka
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyodaka
|
engiyodaka
|
ngiyodaka
|
angiyudaka
|
engingeyudaka
|
ngingeyudaka
|
2nd singular
|
uyodaka
|
oyodaka
|
uyodaka
|
awuyudaka
|
ongeyudaka
|
ungeyudaka
|
1st plural
|
siyodaka
|
esiyodaka
|
siyodaka
|
asiyudaka
|
esingeyudaka
|
singeyudaka
|
2nd plural
|
niyodaka
|
eniyodaka
|
niyodaka
|
aniyudaka
|
eningeyudaka
|
ningeyudaka
|
Class 1
|
uyodaka
|
oyodaka
|
eyodaka
|
akayudaka
|
ongeyudaka
|
engeyudaka
|
Class 2
|
bayodaka
|
abayodaka
|
beyodaka
|
abayudaka
|
abangeyudaka
|
bengeyudaka
|
Class 3
|
uyodaka
|
oyodaka
|
uyodaka
|
awuyudaka
|
ongeyudaka
|
ungeyudaka
|
Class 4
|
iyodaka
|
eyodaka
|
iyodaka
|
ayiyudaka
|
engeyudaka
|
ingeyudaka
|
Class 5
|
liyodaka
|
eliyodaka
|
liyodaka
|
aliyudaka
|
elingeyudaka
|
lingeyudaka
|
Class 6
|
ayodaka
|
ayodaka
|
eyodaka
|
awayudaka
|
angeyudaka
|
engeyudaka
|
Class 7
|
siyodaka
|
esiyodaka
|
siyodaka
|
asiyudaka
|
esingeyudaka
|
singeyudaka
|
Class 8
|
ziyodaka
|
eziyodaka
|
ziyodaka
|
aziyudaka
|
ezingeyudaka
|
zingeyudaka
|
Class 9
|
iyodaka
|
eyodaka
|
iyodaka
|
ayiyudaka
|
engeyudaka
|
ingeyudaka
|
Class 10
|
ziyodaka
|
eziyodaka
|
ziyodaka
|
aziyudaka
|
ezingeyudaka
|
zingeyudaka
|
Class 11
|
luyodaka
|
oluyodaka
|
luyodaka
|
aluyudaka
|
olungeyudaka
|
lungeyudaka
|
Class 14
|
buyodaka
|
obuyodaka
|
buyodaka
|
abuyudaka
|
obungeyudaka
|
bungeyudaka
|
Class 15
|
kuyodaka
|
okuyodaka
|
kuyodaka
|
akuyudaka
|
okungeyudaka
|
kungeyudaka
|
Class 17
|
kuyodaka
|
okuyodaka
|
kuyodaka
|
akuyudaka
|
okungeyudaka
|
kungeyudaka
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngidake
|
ngingadaki
|
2nd singular
|
udake
|
ungadaki
|
1st plural
|
sidake
|
singadaki
|
2nd plural
|
nidake
|
ningadaki
|
Class 1
|
adake
|
angadaki
|
Class 2
|
badake
|
bangadaki
|
Class 3
|
udake
|
ungadaki
|
Class 4
|
idake
|
ingadaki
|
Class 5
|
lidake
|
lingadaki
|
Class 6
|
adake
|
angadaki
|
Class 7
|
sidake
|
singadaki
|
Class 8
|
zidake
|
zingadaki
|
Class 9
|
idake
|
ingadaki
|
Class 10
|
zidake
|
zingadaki
|
Class 11
|
ludake
|
lungadaki
|
Class 14
|
budake
|
bungadaki
|
Class 15
|
kudake
|
kungadaki
|
Class 17
|
kudake
|
kungadaki
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngadaka
|
ngangadaka, angadaka, angangadaka
|
2nd singular
|
wadaka
|
wangadaka, awadaka, awangadaka
|
1st plural
|
sadaka
|
sangadaka, asadaka, asangadaka
|
2nd plural
|
nadaka
|
nangadaka, anadaka, anangadaka
|
Class 1
|
wadaka
|
wangadaka, akadaka, akangadaka
|
Class 2
|
badaka
|
bangadaka, abadaka, abangadaka
|
Class 3
|
wadaka
|
wangadaka, awadaka, awangadaka
|
Class 4
|
yadaka
|
yangadaka, ayadaka, ayangadaka
|
Class 5
|
ladaka
|
langadaka, aladaka, alangadaka
|
Class 6
|
adaka
|
angadaka, awadaka, awangadaka
|
Class 7
|
sadaka
|
sangadaka, asadaka, asangadaka
|
Class 8
|
zadaka
|
zangadaka, azadaka, azangadaka
|
Class 9
|
yadaka
|
yangadaka, ayadaka, ayangadaka
|
Class 10
|
zadaka
|
zangadaka, azadaka, azangadaka
|
Class 11
|
lwadaka
|
lwangadaka, alwadaka, alwangadaka
|
Class 14
|
badaka
|
bangadaka, abadaka, abangadaka
|
Class 15
|
kwadaka
|
kwangadaka, akwadaka, akwangadaka
|
Class 17
|
kwadaka
|
kwangadaka, akwadaka, akwangadaka
|