Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fahamisha (infinitive kufahamisha)
- Causative form of -fahamu: to let someone know, inform
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fahamisha
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| Positive present
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-nafahamisha
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| Subjunctive
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-fahamishe
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| Negative
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-fahamishi
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| Imperative singular
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fahamisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fahamisha
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| Plural
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fahamisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufahamisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifahamisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufahamisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafahamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafahamisha/nafahamisha
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tunafahamisha
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| 2nd person
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unafahamisha
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mnafahamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafahamisha
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wanafahamisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafahamisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fahamishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifahamishi
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hatufahamishi
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| 2nd person
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hufahamishi
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hamfahamishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafahamishi
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hawafahamishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fahamishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafahamisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafahamisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fahamishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifahamishe
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tufahamishe
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| 2nd person
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ufahamishe
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mfahamishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamishe
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wafahamishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fahamishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifahamishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefahamisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefahamisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifahamisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifahamisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afahamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafahamisha
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twafahamisha
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| 2nd person
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wafahamisha
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mwafahamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afahamisha
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wafahamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafahamisha
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yafahamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafahamisha
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yafahamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafahamisha
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vyafahamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yafahamisha
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zafahamisha
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| u(XI)
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wafahamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafahamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pafahamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafahamisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefahamisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafahamisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafahamisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifahamisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofahamisha
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| Consecutive
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kafahamisha / positive subject concord + -kafahamisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafahamishe
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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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-nifahamisha
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-tufahamisha
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| 2nd person
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-kufahamisha
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-wafahamisha/-kufahamisheni/-wafahamisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfahamisha
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-wafahamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufahamisha
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-ifahamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifahamisha
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-yafahamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifahamisha
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-vifahamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifahamisha
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-zifahamisha
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| u(XI)
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-ufahamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufahamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafahamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufahamisha
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| Reflexive
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-jifahamisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fahamisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fahamishaye
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-fahamishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fahamishao
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-fahamishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fahamishalo
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-fahamishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fahamishacho
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-fahamishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fahamishayo
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-fahamishazo
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| u(XI)
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-fahamishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fahamishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fahamishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fahamishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fahamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefahamisha
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-ofahamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofahamisha
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-yofahamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofahamisha
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-yofahamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofahamisha
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-vyofahamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofahamisha
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-zofahamisha
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| u(XI)
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-ofahamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofahamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofahamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofahamisha
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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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