Swahili
Etymology
From bidhaa + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-bidhaisha (infinitive kubidhaisha)
- to market
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bidhaisha
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| Positive present
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-nabidhaisha
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| Subjunctive
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-bidhaishe
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| Negative
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-bidhaishi
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| Imperative singular
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bidhaisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bidhaisha
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| Plural
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bidhaisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubidhaisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libidhaisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubidhaisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabidhaisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabidhaisha/nabidhaisha
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tunabidhaisha
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| 2nd person
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unabidhaisha
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mnabidhaisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabidhaisha
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wanabidhaisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabidhaisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bidhaishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibidhaishi
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hatubidhaishi
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| 2nd person
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hubidhaishi
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hambidhaishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habidhaishi
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hawabidhaishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bidhaishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabidhaisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabidhaisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bidhaishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibidhaishe
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tubidhaishe
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| 2nd person
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ubidhaishe
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mbidhaishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abidhaishe
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wabidhaishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bidhaishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibidhaishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebidhaisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebidhaisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibidhaisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibidhaisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abidhaisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabidhaisha
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twabidhaisha
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| 2nd person
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wabidhaisha
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mwabidhaisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abidhaisha
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wabidhaisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabidhaisha
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yabidhaisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labidhaisha
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yabidhaisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabidhaisha
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vyabidhaisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabidhaisha
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zabidhaisha
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| u(XI)
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wabidhaisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabidhaisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabidhaisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabidhaisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebidhaisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabidhaisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabidhaisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibidhaisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobidhaisha
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| Consecutive
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kabidhaisha / positive subject concord + -kabidhaisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabidhaishe
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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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-nibidhaisha
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-tubidhaisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubidhaisha
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-wabidhaisha/-kubidhaisheni/-wabidhaisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbidhaisha
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-wabidhaisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubidhaisha
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-ibidhaisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libidhaisha
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-yabidhaisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibidhaisha
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-vibidhaisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibidhaisha
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-zibidhaisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubidhaisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubidhaisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabidhaisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubidhaisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibidhaisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bidhaisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bidhaishaye
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-bidhaishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bidhaishao
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-bidhaishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bidhaishalo
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-bidhaishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bidhaishacho
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-bidhaishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bidhaishayo
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-bidhaishazo
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| u(XI)
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-bidhaishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bidhaishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bidhaishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bidhaishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bidhaisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebidhaisha
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-obidhaisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obidhaisha
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-yobidhaisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobidhaisha
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-yobidhaisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobidhaisha
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-vyobidhaisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobidhaisha
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-zobidhaisha
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| u(XI)
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-obidhaisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobidhaisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobidhaisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobidhaisha
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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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Derived terms