Swahili
Verb
-firisha (infinitive kufirisha)
- Causative form of -fira
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -firisha
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| Positive present
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-nafirisha
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| Subjunctive
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-firishe
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| Negative
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-firishi
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| Imperative singular
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firisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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firisha
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| Plural
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firisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufirisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifirisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufirisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafirisha/nafirisha
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tunafirisha
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| 2nd person
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unafirisha
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mnafirisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafirisha
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wanafirisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafirisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -firishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifirishi
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hatufirishi
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| 2nd person
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hufirishi
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hamfirishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafirishi
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hawafirishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -firishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafirisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafirisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -firishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifirishe
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tufirishe
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| 2nd person
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ufirishe
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mfirishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afirishe
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wafirishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -firishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifirishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefirisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefirisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifirisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifirisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafirisha
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twafirisha
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| 2nd person
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wafirisha
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mwafirisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afirisha
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wafirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafirisha
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yafirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafirisha
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yafirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafirisha
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vyafirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yafirisha
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zafirisha
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| u(XI)
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wafirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pafirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafirisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefirisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafirisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafirisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifirisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofirisha
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| Consecutive
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kafirisha / positive subject concord + -kafirisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafirishe
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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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-nifirisha
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-tufirisha
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| 2nd person
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-kufirisha
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-wafirisha/-kufirisheni/-wafirisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfirisha
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-wafirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufirisha
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-ifirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifirisha
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-yafirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifirisha
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-vifirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifirisha
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-zifirisha
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| u(XI)
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-ufirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufirisha
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| Reflexive
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-jifirisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -firisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-firishaye
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-firishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-firishao
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-firishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-firishalo
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-firishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-firishacho
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-firishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-firishayo
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-firishazo
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| u(XI)
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-firishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-firishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-firishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-firishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -firisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefirisha
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-ofirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofirisha
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-yofirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofirisha
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-yofirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofirisha
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-vyofirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofirisha
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-zofirisha
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| u(XI)
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-ofirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofirisha
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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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