Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
nukuu (n class, plural nukuu)
- a quote (a recording of someone else's words)
-nukuu (infinitive kunukuu)
- to quote (to record someone else's words)
Conjugation of -nukuu
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Positive present
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-nanukuu
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Subjunctive
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-nukuu
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Negative
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-nukuu
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Imperative singular
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nukuu
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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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hunukuu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linukuu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunukuu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanukuu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninanukuu/nanukuu
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tunanukuu
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2nd person
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unanukuu
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mnanukuu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananukuu
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wananukuu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanukuu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -nukuu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sinukuu
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hatunukuu
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2nd person
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hunukuu
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hamnukuu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanukuu
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hawanukuu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -nukuu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanukuu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanukuu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nukuu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninukuu
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tunukuu
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2nd person
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unukuu
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mnukuu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anukuu
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wanukuu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nukuu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinukuu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenukuu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenukuu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinukuu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinukuu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menukuu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanukuu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janukuu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinukuu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponukuu
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Consecutive
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kanukuu / positive subject concord + -kanukuu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanukuu
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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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