Swahili
Etymology
From -funda (“learn”) + isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-fundisha (infinitive kufundisha)
- Causative form of -funda: to teach
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fundisha
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| Positive present
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-nafundisha
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| Subjunctive
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-fundishe
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| Negative
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-fundishi
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| Imperative singular
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fundisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fundisha
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| Plural
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fundisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufundisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifundisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufundisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafundisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafundisha/nafundisha
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tunafundisha
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| 2nd person
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unafundisha
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mnafundisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafundisha
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wanafundisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafundisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fundishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifundishi
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hatufundishi
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| 2nd person
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hufundishi
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hamfundishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafundishi
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hawafundishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fundishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafundisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafundisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fundishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifundishe
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tufundishe
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| 2nd person
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ufundishe
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mfundishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afundishe
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wafundishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fundishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifundishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefundisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefundisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifundisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifundisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afundisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafundisha
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twafundisha
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| 2nd person
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wafundisha
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mwafundisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afundisha
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wafundisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafundisha
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yafundisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafundisha
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yafundisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafundisha
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vyafundisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yafundisha
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zafundisha
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| u(XI)
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wafundisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafundisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pafundisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafundisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefundisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafundisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafundisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifundisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofundisha
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| Consecutive
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kafundisha / positive subject concord + -kafundisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafundishe
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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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-nifundisha
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-tufundisha
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| 2nd person
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-kufundisha
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-wafundisha/-kufundisheni/-wafundisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfundisha
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-wafundisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufundisha
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-ifundisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifundisha
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-yafundisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifundisha
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-vifundisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifundisha
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-zifundisha
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| u(XI)
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-ufundisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufundisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafundisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufundisha
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| Reflexive
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-jifundisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fundisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fundishaye
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-fundishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fundishao
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-fundishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fundishalo
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-fundishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fundishacho
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-fundishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fundishayo
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-fundishazo
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| u(XI)
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-fundishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fundishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fundishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fundishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fundisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefundisha
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-ofundisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofundisha
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-yofundisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofundisha
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-yofundisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofundisha
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-vyofundisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofundisha
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-zofundisha
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| u(XI)
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-ofundisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofundisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofundisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofundisha
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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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