Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-dadisi (infinitive kudadisi)
- to pry, to snoop
- to inquire, query
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dadisi
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| Positive present
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-nadadisi
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| Subjunctive
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-dadisi
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| Negative
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-dadisi
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| Imperative singular
|
dadisi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dadisi
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| Plural
|
dadisini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudadisi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidadisi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudadisi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadadisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadadisi/nadadisi
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tunadadisi
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| 2nd person
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unadadisi
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mnadadisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadadisi
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wanadadisi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadadisi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dadisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidadisi
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hatudadisi
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| 2nd person
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hudadisi
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hamdadisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadadisi
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hawadadisi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dadisi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadadisi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadadisi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dadisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidadisi
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tudadisi
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| 2nd person
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udadisi
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mdadisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adadisi
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wadadisi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dadisi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidadisi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedadisi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedadisi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidadisi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidadisi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adadisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadadisi
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twadadisi
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| 2nd person
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wadadisi
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mwadadisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adadisi
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wadadisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadadisi
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yadadisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladadisi
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yadadisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadadisi
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vyadadisi
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| n(IX/X)
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yadadisi
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zadadisi
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| u(XI)
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wadadisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadadisi
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| pa(XVI)
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padadisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadadisi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medadisi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadadisi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadadisi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidadisi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodadisi
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| Consecutive
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kadadisi / positive subject concord + -kadadisi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadadisi
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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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-nidadisi
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-tudadisi
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| 2nd person
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-kudadisi
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-wadadisi/-kudadisini/-wadadisini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdadisi
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-wadadisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udadisi
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-idadisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidadisi
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-yadadisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidadisi
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-vidadisi
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| n(IX/X)
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-idadisi
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-zidadisi
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| u(XI)
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-udadisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudadisi
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| pa(XVI)
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-padadisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudadisi
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| Reflexive
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-jidadisi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dadisi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dadisiye
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-dadisio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dadisio
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-dadisiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dadisilo
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-dadisiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dadisicho
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-dadisivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dadisiyo
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-dadisizo
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| u(XI)
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-dadisio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dadisiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-dadisipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dadisimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dadisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedadisi
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-odadisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odadisi
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-yodadisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodadisi
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-yodadisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodadisi
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-vyodadisi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodadisi
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-zodadisi
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| u(XI)
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-odadisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodadisi
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| pa(XVI)
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-podadisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modadisi
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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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