Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-apisha (infinitive kuapisha)
- Causative form of -apa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -apisha
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| Positive present
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-naapisha
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| Subjunctive
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-apishe
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| Negative
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-apishi
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| Imperative singular
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apisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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apisha
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| Plural
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apisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huapisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liapisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuapisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaapisha/naapisha
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tunaapisha
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| 2nd person
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unaapisha
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mnaapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaapisha
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wanaapisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naapisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -apishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siapishi
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hatuapishi
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| 2nd person
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huapishi
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hamwapishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haapishi
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hawaapishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -apishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taapisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taapisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niapishe
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tuapishe
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| 2nd person
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uapishe
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mwapishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aapishe
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waapishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -apishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siapishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeapisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeapisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliapisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliapisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naapisha
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twaapisha
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| 2nd person
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waapisha
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mwaapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aapisha
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waapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waapisha
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yaapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laapisha
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yaapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaapisha
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vyaapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaapisha
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zaapisha
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| u(XI)
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waapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaapisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meapisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaapisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaapisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiapisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoapisha
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| Consecutive
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kaapisha / positive subject concord + -kaapisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaapishe
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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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-niapisha
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-tuapisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuapisha
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-waapisha/-kuapisheni/-waapisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwapisha
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-waapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uapisha
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-iapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liapisha
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-yaapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiapisha
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-viapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iapisha
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-ziapisha
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| u(XI)
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-uapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muapisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiapisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -apisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-apishaye
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-apishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-apishao
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-apishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-apishalo
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-apishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-apishacho
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-apishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-apishayo
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-apishazo
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| u(XI)
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-apishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-apishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-apishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-apishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -apisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeapisha
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-oapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oapisha
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-yoapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loapisha
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-yoapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choapisha
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-vyoapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoapisha
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-zoapisha
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| u(XI)
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-oapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moapisha
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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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