Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-abudisha (infinitive kuabudisha)
- Causative form of -abudu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -abudisha
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| Positive present
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-naabudisha
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| Subjunctive
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-abudishe
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| Negative
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-abudishi
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| Imperative singular
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abudisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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abudisha
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| Plural
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abudisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huabudisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liabudisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuabudisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naabudisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaabudisha/naabudisha
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tunaabudisha
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| 2nd person
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unaabudisha
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mnaabudisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaabudisha
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wanaabudisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naabudisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -abudishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siabudishi
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hatuabudishi
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| 2nd person
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huabudishi
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hamwabudishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haabudishi
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hawaabudishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -abudishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taabudisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taabudisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -abudishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niabudishe
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tuabudishe
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| 2nd person
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uabudishe
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mwabudishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aabudishe
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waabudishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -abudishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siabudishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeabudisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeabudisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliabudisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliabudisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aabudisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naabudisha
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twaabudisha
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| 2nd person
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waabudisha
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mwaabudisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aabudisha
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waabudisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waabudisha
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yaabudisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laabudisha
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yaabudisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaabudisha
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vyaabudisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaabudisha
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zaabudisha
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| u(XI)
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waabudisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaabudisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paabudisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaabudisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meabudisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaabudisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaabudisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiabudisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoabudisha
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| Consecutive
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kaabudisha / positive subject concord + -kaabudisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaabudishe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niabudisha
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-tuabudisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuabudisha
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-waabudisha/-kuabudisheni/-waabudisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwabudisha
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-waabudisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uabudisha
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-iabudisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liabudisha
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-yaabudisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiabudisha
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-viabudisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iabudisha
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-ziabudisha
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| u(XI)
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-uabudisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuabudisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paabudisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muabudisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiabudisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -abudisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-abudishaye
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-abudishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-abudishao
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-abudishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-abudishalo
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-abudishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-abudishacho
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-abudishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-abudishayo
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-abudishazo
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| u(XI)
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-abudishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-abudishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-abudishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-abudishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -abudisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeabudisha
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-oabudisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oabudisha
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-yoabudisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loabudisha
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-yoabudisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choabudisha
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-vyoabudisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoabudisha
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-zoabudisha
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| u(XI)
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-oabudisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koabudisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poabudisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moabudisha
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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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