Swahili
Verb
-boreshwa (infinitive kuboreshwa)
- Passive form of -boresha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -boreshwa
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| Positive present
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-naboreshwa
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| Subjunctive
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-boreshwe
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| Negative
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-boreshwi
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| Imperative singular
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boreshwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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boreshwa
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| Plural
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boreshweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huboreshwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liboreshwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuboreshwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naboreshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaboreshwa/naboreshwa
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tunaboreshwa
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| 2nd person
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unaboreshwa
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mnaboreshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaboreshwa
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wanaboreshwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naboreshwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -boreshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siboreshwi
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hatuboreshwi
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| 2nd person
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huboreshwi
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hamboreshwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haboreshwi
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hawaboreshwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -boreshwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taboreshwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taboreshwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -boreshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niboreshwe
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tuboreshwe
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| 2nd person
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uboreshwe
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mboreshwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aboreshwe
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waboreshwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -boreshwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siboreshwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeboreshwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeboreshwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliboreshwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliboreshwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aboreshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naboreshwa
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twaboreshwa
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| 2nd person
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waboreshwa
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mwaboreshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aboreshwa
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waboreshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waboreshwa
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yaboreshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laboreshwa
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yaboreshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaboreshwa
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vyaboreshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaboreshwa
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zaboreshwa
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| u(XI)
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waboreshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaboreshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paboreshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaboreshwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meboreshwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaboreshwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaboreshwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiboreshwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoboreshwa
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| Consecutive
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kaboreshwa / positive subject concord + -kaboreshwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaboreshwe
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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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-niboreshwa
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-tuboreshwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuboreshwa
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-waboreshwa/-kuboreshweni/-waboreshweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mboreshwa
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-waboreshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uboreshwa
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-iboreshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liboreshwa
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-yaboreshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiboreshwa
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-viboreshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iboreshwa
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-ziboreshwa
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| u(XI)
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-uboreshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuboreshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paboreshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muboreshwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiboreshwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -boreshwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-boreshwaye
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-boreshwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-boreshwao
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-boreshwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-boreshwalo
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-boreshwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-boreshwacho
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-boreshwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-boreshwayo
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-boreshwazo
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| u(XI)
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-boreshwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-boreshwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-boreshwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-boreshwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -boreshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeboreshwa
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-oboreshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oboreshwa
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-yoboreshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loboreshwa
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-yoboreshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choboreshwa
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-vyoboreshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoboreshwa
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-zoboreshwa
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| u(XI)
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-oboreshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koboreshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poboreshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moboreshwa
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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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