Swahili
Etymology
From hafifu + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-hafifisha (infinitive kuhafifisha)
- (clarification of this definition is needed) to make insignificant
- (clarification of this definition is needed) to depreciate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hafifisha
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| Positive present
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-nahafifisha
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| Subjunctive
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-hafifishe
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| Negative
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-hafifishi
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| Imperative singular
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hafifisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hafifisha
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| Plural
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hafifisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhafifisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihafifisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhafifisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahafifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahafifisha/nahafifisha
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tunahafifisha
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| 2nd person
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unahafifisha
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mnahafifisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahafifisha
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wanahafifisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahafifisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hafifishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihafifishi
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hatuhafifishi
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| 2nd person
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huhafifishi
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hamhafifishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahafifishi
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hawahafifishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hafifishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahafifisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahafifisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hafifishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihafifishe
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tuhafifishe
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| 2nd person
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uhafifishe
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mhafifishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahafifishe
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wahafifishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hafifishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihafifishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehafifisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehafifisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihafifisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihafifisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahafifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahafifisha
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twahafifisha
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| 2nd person
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wahafifisha
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mwahafifisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahafifisha
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wahafifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahafifisha
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yahafifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahafifisha
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yahafifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahafifisha
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vyahafifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yahafifisha
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zahafifisha
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| u(XI)
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wahafifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahafifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pahafifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahafifisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehafifisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahafifisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahafifisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihafifisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohafifisha
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| Consecutive
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kahafifisha / positive subject concord + -kahafifisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahafifishe
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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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-nihafifisha
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-tuhafifisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuhafifisha
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-wahafifisha/-kuhafifisheni/-wahafifisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhafifisha
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-wahafifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhafifisha
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-ihafifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihafifisha
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-yahafifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihafifisha
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-vihafifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihafifisha
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-zihafifisha
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| u(XI)
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-uhafifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhafifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahafifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhafifisha
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| Reflexive
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-jihafifisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hafifisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hafifishaye
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-hafifishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hafifishao
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-hafifishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hafifishalo
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-hafifishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hafifishacho
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-hafifishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hafifishayo
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-hafifishazo
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| u(XI)
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-hafifishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hafifishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hafifishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hafifishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hafifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehafifisha
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-ohafifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohafifisha
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-yohafifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohafifisha
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-yohafifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohafifisha
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-vyohafifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohafifisha
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-zohafifisha
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| u(XI)
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-ohafifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohafifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohafifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohafifisha
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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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