Swahili
Verb
-ambatisha (infinitive kuambatisha)
- Causative form of -ambata
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ambatisha
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| Positive present
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-naambatisha
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| Subjunctive
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-ambatishe
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| Negative
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-ambatishi
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| Imperative singular
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ambatisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ambatisha
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| Plural
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ambatisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huambatisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liambatisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuambatisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaambatisha/naambatisha
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tunaambatisha
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| 2nd person
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unaambatisha
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mnaambatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaambatisha
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wanaambatisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naambatisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambatishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siambatishi
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hatuambatishi
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| 2nd person
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huambatishi
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hamwambatishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haambatishi
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hawaambatishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ambatishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taambatisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taambatisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambatishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niambatishe
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tuambatishe
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| 2nd person
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uambatishe
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mwambatishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambatishe
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waambatishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ambatishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siambatishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeambatisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeambatisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliambatisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliambatisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naambatisha
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twaambatisha
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| 2nd person
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waambatisha
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mwaambatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambatisha
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waambatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waambatisha
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yaambatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laambatisha
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yaambatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaambatisha
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vyaambatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaambatisha
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zaambatisha
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| u(XI)
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waambatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaambatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paambatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaambatisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meambatisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaambatisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaambatisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiambatisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoambatisha
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| Consecutive
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kaambatisha / positive subject concord + -kaambatisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaambatishe
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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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-niambatisha
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-tuambatisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuambatisha
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-waambatisha/-kuambatisheni/-waambatisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwambatisha
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-waambatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uambatisha
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-iambatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liambatisha
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-yaambatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiambatisha
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-viambatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iambatisha
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-ziambatisha
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| u(XI)
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-uambatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuambatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paambatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muambatisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiambatisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambatisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ambatishaye
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-ambatishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ambatishao
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-ambatishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ambatishalo
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-ambatishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ambatishacho
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-ambatishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ambatishayo
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-ambatishazo
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| u(XI)
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-ambatishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ambatishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ambatishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ambatishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeambatisha
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-oambatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oambatisha
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-yoambatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loambatisha
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-yoambatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choambatisha
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-vyoambatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoambatisha
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-zoambatisha
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| u(XI)
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-oambatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koambatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poambatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moambatisha
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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