Swahili
Verb
-dabisha (infinitive kudabisha)
- Causative form of -dabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dabisha
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| Positive present
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-nadabisha
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| Subjunctive
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-dabishe
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| Negative
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-dabishi
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| Imperative singular
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dabisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dabisha
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| Plural
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dabisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudabisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidabisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudabisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadabisha/nadabisha
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tunadabisha
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| 2nd person
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unadabisha
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mnadabisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadabisha
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wanadabisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadabisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dabishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidabishi
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hatudabishi
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| 2nd person
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hudabishi
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hamdabishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadabishi
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hawadabishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dabishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadabisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadabisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dabishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidabishe
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tudabishe
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| 2nd person
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udabishe
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mdabishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabishe
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wadabishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dabishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidabishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedabisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedabisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidabisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidabisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadabisha
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twadabisha
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| 2nd person
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wadabisha
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mwadabisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adabisha
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wadabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadabisha
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yadabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladabisha
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yadabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadabisha
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vyadabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yadabisha
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zadabisha
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| u(XI)
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wadabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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padabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadabisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medabisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadabisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadabisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidabisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodabisha
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| Consecutive
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kadabisha / positive subject concord + -kadabisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadabishe
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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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-nidabisha
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-tudabisha
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| 2nd person
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-kudabisha
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-wadabisha/-kudabisheni/-wadabisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdabisha
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-wadabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udabisha
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-idabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidabisha
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-yadabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidabisha
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-vidabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-idabisha
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-zidabisha
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| u(XI)
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-udabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-padabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudabisha
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| Reflexive
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-jidabisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dabisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dabishaye
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-dabishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dabishao
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-dabishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dabishalo
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-dabishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dabishacho
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-dabishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dabishayo
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-dabishazo
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| u(XI)
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-dabishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dabishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-dabishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dabishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedabisha
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-odabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odabisha
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-yodabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodabisha
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-yodabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodabisha
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-vyodabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodabisha
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-zodabisha
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| u(XI)
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-odabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-podabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modabisha
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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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