Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ainisha (infinitive kuainisha)
- Causative form of -aini: to classify
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ainisha
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| Positive present
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-naainisha
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| Subjunctive
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-ainishe
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| Negative
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-ainishi
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| Imperative singular
|
ainisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ainisha
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| Plural
|
ainisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huainisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liainisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuainisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaainisha/naainisha
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tunaainisha
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| 2nd person
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unaainisha
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mnaainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaainisha
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wanaainisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naainisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ainishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siainishi
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hatuainishi
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| 2nd person
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huainishi
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hamwainishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haainishi
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hawaainishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ainishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taainisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taainisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ainishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niainishe
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tuainishe
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| 2nd person
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uainishe
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mwainishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aainishe
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waainishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ainishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siainishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeainisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeainisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliainisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliainisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naainisha
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twaainisha
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| 2nd person
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waainisha
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mwaainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aainisha
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waainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waainisha
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yaainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laainisha
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yaainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaainisha
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vyaainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaainisha
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zaainisha
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| u(XI)
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waainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaainisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meainisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaainisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaainisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiainisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoainisha
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| Consecutive
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kaainisha / positive subject concord + -kaainisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaainishe
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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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-niainisha
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-tuainisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuainisha
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-waainisha/-kuainisheni/-waainisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwainisha
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-waainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uainisha
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-iainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liainisha
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-yaainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiainisha
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-viainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iainisha
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-ziainisha
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| u(XI)
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-uainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muainisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiainisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ainisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ainishaye
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-ainishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ainishao
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-ainishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ainishalo
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-ainishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ainishacho
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-ainishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ainishayo
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-ainishazo
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| u(XI)
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-ainishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ainishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ainishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ainishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeainisha
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-oainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oainisha
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-yoainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loainisha
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-yoainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choainisha
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-vyoainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoainisha
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-zoainisha
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| u(XI)
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-oainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moainisha
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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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Derived terms