Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bainisha (infinitive kubainisha)
- Causative form of -baini: to specify, point out
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bainisha
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| Positive present
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-nabainisha
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| Subjunctive
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-bainishe
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| Negative
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-bainishi
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| Imperative singular
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bainisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bainisha
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| Plural
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bainisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubainisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libainisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubainisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabainisha/nabainisha
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tunabainisha
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| 2nd person
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unabainisha
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mnabainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabainisha
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wanabainisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabainisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bainishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibainishi
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hatubainishi
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| 2nd person
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hubainishi
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hambainishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habainishi
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hawabainishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bainishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabainisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabainisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bainishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibainishe
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tubainishe
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| 2nd person
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ubainishe
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mbainishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainishe
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wabainishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bainishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibainishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebainisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebainisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibainisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibainisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabainisha
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twabainisha
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| 2nd person
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wabainisha
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mwabainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abainisha
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wabainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabainisha
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yabainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labainisha
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yabainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabainisha
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vyabainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabainisha
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zabainisha
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| u(XI)
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wabainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabainisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebainisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabainisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabainisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibainisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobainisha
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| Consecutive
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kabainisha / positive subject concord + -kabainisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabainishe
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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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-nibainisha
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-tubainisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubainisha
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-wabainisha/-kubainisheni/-wabainisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbainisha
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-wabainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubainisha
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-ibainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libainisha
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-yabainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibainisha
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-vibainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibainisha
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-zibainisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubainisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibainisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bainisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bainishaye
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-bainishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bainishao
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-bainishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bainishalo
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-bainishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bainishacho
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-bainishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bainishayo
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-bainishazo
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| u(XI)
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-bainishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bainishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bainishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bainishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebainisha
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-obainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obainisha
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-yobainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobainisha
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-yobainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobainisha
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-vyobainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobainisha
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-zobainisha
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| u(XI)
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-obainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobainisha
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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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