Swahili
Etymology
From -fupi + -isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-fupisha (infinitive kufupisha)
- Causative form of -fupi: to abbreviate, shorten, summarize
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fupisha
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| Positive present
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-nafupisha
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| Subjunctive
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-fupishe
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| Negative
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-fupishi
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| Imperative singular
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fupisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fupisha
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| Plural
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fupisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufupisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifupisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufupisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafupisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafupisha/nafupisha
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tunafupisha
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| 2nd person
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unafupisha
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mnafupisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafupisha
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wanafupisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafupisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fupishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifupishi
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hatufupishi
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| 2nd person
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hufupishi
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hamfupishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafupishi
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hawafupishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fupishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafupisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafupisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fupishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifupishe
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tufupishe
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| 2nd person
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ufupishe
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mfupishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afupishe
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wafupishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fupishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifupishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefupisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefupisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifupisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifupisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afupisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafupisha
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twafupisha
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| 2nd person
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wafupisha
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mwafupisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afupisha
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wafupisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafupisha
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yafupisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafupisha
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yafupisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafupisha
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vyafupisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yafupisha
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zafupisha
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| u(XI)
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wafupisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafupisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pafupisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafupisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefupisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafupisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafupisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifupisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofupisha
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| Consecutive
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kafupisha / positive subject concord + -kafupisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafupishe
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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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-nifupisha
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-tufupisha
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| 2nd person
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-kufupisha
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-wafupisha/-kufupisheni/-wafupisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfupisha
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-wafupisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufupisha
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-ifupisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifupisha
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-yafupisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifupisha
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-vifupisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifupisha
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-zifupisha
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| u(XI)
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-ufupisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufupisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafupisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufupisha
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| Reflexive
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-jifupisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fupisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fupishaye
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-fupishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fupishao
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-fupishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fupishalo
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-fupishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fupishacho
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-fupishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fupishayo
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-fupishazo
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| u(XI)
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-fupishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fupishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fupishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fupishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fupisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefupisha
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-ofupisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofupisha
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-yofupisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofupisha
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-yofupisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofupisha
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-vyofupisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofupisha
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-zofupisha
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| u(XI)
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-ofupisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofupisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofupisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofupisha
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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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Derived terms