Swahili
Verb
-bunisha (infinitive kubunisha)
- Causative form of -buni
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bunisha
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| Positive present
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-nabunisha
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| Subjunctive
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-bunishe
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| Negative
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-bunishi
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| Imperative singular
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bunisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bunisha
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| Plural
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bunisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubunisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libunisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubunisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabunisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabunisha/nabunisha
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tunabunisha
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| 2nd person
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unabunisha
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mnabunisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabunisha
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wanabunisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabunisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bunishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibunishi
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hatubunishi
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| 2nd person
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hubunishi
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hambunishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habunishi
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hawabunishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bunishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabunisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabunisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bunishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibunishe
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tubunishe
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| 2nd person
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ubunishe
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mbunishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abunishe
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wabunishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bunishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibunishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebunisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebunisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibunisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibunisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abunisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabunisha
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twabunisha
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| 2nd person
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wabunisha
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mwabunisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abunisha
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wabunisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabunisha
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yabunisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labunisha
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yabunisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabunisha
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vyabunisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabunisha
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zabunisha
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| u(XI)
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wabunisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabunisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabunisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabunisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebunisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabunisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabunisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibunisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobunisha
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| Consecutive
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kabunisha / positive subject concord + -kabunisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabunishe
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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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-nibunisha
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-tubunisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubunisha
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-wabunisha/-kubunisheni/-wabunisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbunisha
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-wabunisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubunisha
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-ibunisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libunisha
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-yabunisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibunisha
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-vibunisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibunisha
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-zibunisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubunisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubunisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabunisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubunisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibunisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bunisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bunishaye
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-bunishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bunishao
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-bunishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bunishalo
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-bunishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bunishacho
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-bunishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bunishayo
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-bunishazo
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| u(XI)
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-bunishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bunishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bunishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bunishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bunisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebunisha
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-obunisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obunisha
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-yobunisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobunisha
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-yobunisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobunisha
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-vyobunisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobunisha
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-zobunisha
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| u(XI)
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-obunisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobunisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobunisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobunisha
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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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