Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-amshia (infinitive kuamshia)
- Applicative form of -amsha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -amshia
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| Positive present
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-naamshia
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| Subjunctive
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-amshie
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| Negative
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-amshii
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| Imperative singular
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amshia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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amshia
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| Plural
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amshieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huamshia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liamshia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuamshia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaamshia/naamshia
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tunaamshia
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| 2nd person
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unaamshia
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mnaamshia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaamshia
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wanaamshia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naamshia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siamshii
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hatuamshii
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| 2nd person
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huamshii
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hamwamshii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haamshii
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hawaamshii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -amshii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taamshia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taamshia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niamshie
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tuamshie
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| 2nd person
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uamshie
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mwamshie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aamshie
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waamshie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -amshie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siamshie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeamshia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeamshia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliamshia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliamshia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naamshia
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twaamshia
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| 2nd person
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waamshia
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mwaamshia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aamshia
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waamshia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waamshia
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yaamshia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laamshia
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yaamshia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaamshia
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vyaamshia
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| n(IX/X)
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yaamshia
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zaamshia
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| u(XI)
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waamshia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaamshia
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| pa(XVI)
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paamshia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaamshia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meamshia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaamshia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaamshia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiamshia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoamshia
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| Consecutive
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kaamshia / positive subject concord + -kaamshia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaamshie
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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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-niamshia
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-tuamshia
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| 2nd person
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-kuamshia
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-waamshia/-kuamshieni/-waamshieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwamshia
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-waamshia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uamshia
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-iamshia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liamshia
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-yaamshia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiamshia
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-viamshia
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| n(IX/X)
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-iamshia
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-ziamshia
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| u(XI)
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-uamshia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuamshia
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| pa(XVI)
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-paamshia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muamshia
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| Reflexive
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-jiamshia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-amshiaye
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-amshiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-amshiao
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-amshiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-amshialo
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-amshiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-amshiacho
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-amshiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-amshiayo
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-amshiazo
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| u(XI)
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-amshiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-amshiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-amshiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-amshiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeamshia
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-oamshia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oamshia
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-yoamshia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loamshia
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-yoamshia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choamshia
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-vyoamshia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoamshia
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-zoamshia
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| u(XI)
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-oamshia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koamshia
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| pa(XVI)
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-poamshia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moamshia
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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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