Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chapisha (infinitive kuchapisha)
- Causative form of -chapa: to publish
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chapisha
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| Positive present
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-nachapisha
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| Subjunctive
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-chapishe
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| Negative
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-chapishi
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| Imperative singular
|
chapisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chapisha
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| Plural
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chapisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchapisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichapisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchapisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachapisha/nachapisha
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tunachapisha
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| 2nd person
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unachapisha
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mnachapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachapisha
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wanachapisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachapisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichapishi
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hatuchapishi
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| 2nd person
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huchapishi
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hamchapishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachapishi
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hawachapishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chapishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachapisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachapisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichapishe
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tuchapishe
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| 2nd person
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uchapishe
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mchapishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achapishe
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wachapishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chapishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichapishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechapisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechapisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichapisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichapisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachapisha
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twachapisha
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| 2nd person
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wachapisha
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mwachapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achapisha
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wachapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachapisha
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yachapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachapisha
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yachapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachapisha
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vyachapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachapisha
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zachapisha
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| u(XI)
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wachapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachapisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechapisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachapisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachapisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichapisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochapisha
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| Consecutive
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kachapisha / positive subject concord + -kachapisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachapishe
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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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-nichapisha
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-tuchapisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchapisha
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-wachapisha/-kuchapisheni/-wachapisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchapisha
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-wachapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchapisha
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-ichapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichapisha
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-yachapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichapisha
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-vichapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichapisha
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-zichapisha
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| u(XI)
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-uchapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchapisha
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| Reflexive
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-jichapisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chapishaye
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-chapishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chapishao
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-chapishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chapishalo
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-chapishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chapishacho
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-chapishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chapishayo
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-chapishazo
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| u(XI)
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-chapishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chapishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chapishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chapishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechapisha
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-ochapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochapisha
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-yochapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochapisha
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-yochapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochapisha
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-vyochapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochapisha
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-zochapisha
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| u(XI)
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-ochapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochapisha
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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