Swahili
Verb
-bishania (infinitive kubishania)
- Applicative form of -bishana
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bishania
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| Positive present
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-nabishania
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| Subjunctive
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-bishanie
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| Negative
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-bishanii
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| Imperative singular
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bishania
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bishania
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| Plural
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bishanieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubishania
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libishania
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubishania
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabishania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabishania/nabishania
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tunabishania
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| 2nd person
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unabishania
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mnabishania
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabishania
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wanabishania
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabishania
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bishanii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibishanii
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hatubishanii
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| 2nd person
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hubishanii
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hambishanii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habishanii
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hawabishanii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bishanii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabishania
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabishania
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bishanie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibishanie
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tubishanie
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| 2nd person
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ubishanie
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mbishanie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abishanie
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wabishanie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bishanie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibishanie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebishania
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebishania
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibishania
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibishania
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abishania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabishania
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twabishania
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| 2nd person
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wabishania
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mwabishania
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abishania
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wabishania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabishania
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yabishania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labishania
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yabishania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabishania
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vyabishania
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| n(IX/X)
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yabishania
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zabishania
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| u(XI)
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wabishania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabishania
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| pa(XVI)
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pabishania
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabishania
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebishania
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabishania
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabishania
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibishania
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobishania
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| Consecutive
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kabishania / positive subject concord + -kabishania
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabishanie
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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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-nibishania
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-tubishania
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| 2nd person
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-kubishania
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-wabishania/-kubishanieni/-wabishanieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbishania
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-wabishania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubishania
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-ibishania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libishania
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-yabishania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibishania
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-vibishania
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibishania
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-zibishania
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| u(XI)
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-ubishania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubishania
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabishania
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubishania
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| Reflexive
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-jibishania
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bishania- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bishaniaye
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-bishaniao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bishaniao
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-bishaniayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bishanialo
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-bishaniayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bishaniacho
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-bishaniavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bishaniayo
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-bishaniazo
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| u(XI)
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-bishaniao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bishaniako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bishaniapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bishaniamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bishania)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebishania
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-obishania
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obishania
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-yobishania
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobishania
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-yobishania
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobishania
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-vyobishania
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobishania
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-zobishania
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| u(XI)
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-obishania
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobishania
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobishania
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobishania
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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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