Swahili
Etymology
From bahati (“fortune, luck”) + -isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-bahatisha (infinitive kubahatisha)
- Causative form of bahati: to take a chance, hazard
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bahatisha
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| Positive present
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-nabahatisha
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| Subjunctive
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-bahatishe
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| Negative
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-bahatishi
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| Imperative singular
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bahatisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bahatisha
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| Plural
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bahatisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubahatisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libahatisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubahatisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabahatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabahatisha/nabahatisha
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tunabahatisha
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| 2nd person
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unabahatisha
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mnabahatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabahatisha
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wanabahatisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabahatisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bahatishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibahatishi
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hatubahatishi
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| 2nd person
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hubahatishi
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hambahatishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habahatishi
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hawabahatishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bahatishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabahatisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabahatisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bahatishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibahatishe
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tubahatishe
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| 2nd person
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ubahatishe
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mbahatishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abahatishe
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wabahatishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bahatishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibahatishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebahatisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebahatisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibahatisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibahatisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abahatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabahatisha
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twabahatisha
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| 2nd person
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wabahatisha
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mwabahatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abahatisha
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wabahatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabahatisha
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yabahatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labahatisha
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yabahatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabahatisha
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vyabahatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabahatisha
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zabahatisha
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| u(XI)
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wabahatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabahatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabahatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabahatisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebahatisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabahatisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabahatisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibahatisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobahatisha
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| Consecutive
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kabahatisha / positive subject concord + -kabahatisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabahatishe
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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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-nibahatisha
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-tubahatisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubahatisha
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-wabahatisha/-kubahatisheni/-wabahatisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbahatisha
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-wabahatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubahatisha
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-ibahatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libahatisha
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-yabahatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibahatisha
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-vibahatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibahatisha
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-zibahatisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubahatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubahatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabahatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubahatisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibahatisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bahatisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bahatishaye
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-bahatishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bahatishao
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-bahatishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bahatishalo
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-bahatishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bahatishacho
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-bahatishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bahatishayo
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-bahatishazo
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| u(XI)
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-bahatishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bahatishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bahatishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bahatishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bahatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebahatisha
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-obahatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obahatisha
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-yobahatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobahatisha
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-yobahatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobahatisha
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-vyobahatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobahatisha
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-zobahatisha
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| u(XI)
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-obahatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobahatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobahatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobahatisha
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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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