Swahili
Verb
-fananisha (infinitive kufananisha)
- Causative form of -fanana
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fananisha
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| Positive present
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-nafananisha
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| Subjunctive
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-fananishe
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| Negative
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-fananishi
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| Imperative singular
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fananisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fananisha
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| Plural
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fananisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufananisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifananisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufananisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafananisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafananisha/nafananisha
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tunafananisha
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| 2nd person
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unafananisha
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mnafananisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafananisha
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wanafananisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafananisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fananishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifananishi
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hatufananishi
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| 2nd person
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hufananishi
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hamfananishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafananishi
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hawafananishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fananishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafananisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafananisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fananishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifananishe
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tufananishe
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| 2nd person
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ufananishe
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mfananishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afananishe
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wafananishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fananishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifananishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefananisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefananisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifananisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifananisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afananisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafananisha
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twafananisha
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| 2nd person
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wafananisha
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mwafananisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afananisha
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wafananisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafananisha
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yafananisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafananisha
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yafananisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafananisha
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vyafananisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yafananisha
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zafananisha
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| u(XI)
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wafananisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafananisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pafananisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafananisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefananisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafananisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafananisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifananisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofananisha
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| Consecutive
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kafananisha / positive subject concord + -kafananisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafananishe
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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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-nifananisha
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-tufananisha
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| 2nd person
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-kufananisha
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-wafananisha/-kufananisheni/-wafananisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfananisha
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-wafananisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufananisha
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-ifananisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifananisha
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-yafananisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifananisha
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-vifananisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifananisha
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-zifananisha
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| u(XI)
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-ufananisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufananisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafananisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufananisha
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| Reflexive
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-jifananisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fananisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fananishaye
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-fananishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fananishao
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-fananishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fananishalo
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-fananishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fananishacho
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-fananishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fananishayo
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-fananishazo
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| u(XI)
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-fananishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fananishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fananishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fananishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fananisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefananisha
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-ofananisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofananisha
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-yofananisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofananisha
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-yofananisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofananisha
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-vyofananisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofananisha
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-zofananisha
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| u(XI)
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-ofananisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofananisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofananisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofananisha
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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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