Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-bakisha (infinitive kubakisha)
- Causative form of -baki
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bakisha
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| Positive present
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-nabakisha
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| Subjunctive
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-bakishe
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| Negative
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-bakishi
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| Imperative singular
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bakisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bakisha
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| Plural
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bakisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubakisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libakisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubakisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabakisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabakisha/nabakisha
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tunabakisha
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| 2nd person
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unabakisha
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mnabakisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabakisha
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wanabakisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabakisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bakishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibakishi
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hatubakishi
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| 2nd person
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hubakishi
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hambakishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habakishi
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hawabakishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bakishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabakisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabakisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bakishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibakishe
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tubakishe
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| 2nd person
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ubakishe
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mbakishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abakishe
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wabakishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bakishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibakishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebakisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebakisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibakisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibakisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abakisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabakisha
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twabakisha
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| 2nd person
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wabakisha
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mwabakisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abakisha
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wabakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabakisha
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yabakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labakisha
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yabakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabakisha
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vyabakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabakisha
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zabakisha
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| u(XI)
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wabakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabakisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebakisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabakisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabakisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibakisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobakisha
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| Consecutive
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kabakisha / positive subject concord + -kabakisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabakishe
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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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-nibakisha
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-tubakisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubakisha
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-wabakisha/-kubakisheni/-wabakisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbakisha
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-wabakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubakisha
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-ibakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libakisha
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-yabakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibakisha
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-vibakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibakisha
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-zibakisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubakisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibakisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bakisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bakishaye
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-bakishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bakishao
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-bakishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bakishalo
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-bakishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bakishacho
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-bakishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bakishayo
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-bakishazo
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| u(XI)
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-bakishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bakishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bakishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bakishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bakisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebakisha
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-obakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obakisha
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-yobakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobakisha
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-yobakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobakisha
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-vyobakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobakisha
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-zobakisha
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| u(XI)
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-obakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobakisha
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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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