Swahili
Etymology
From hamasa + -isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hamasisha (infinitive kuhamasisha)
- Causative form of hamasa: to motivate, to encourage
- to mobilize
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hamasisha
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| Positive present
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-nahamasisha
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| Subjunctive
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-hamasishe
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| Negative
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-hamasishi
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| Imperative singular
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hamasisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hamasisha
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| Plural
|
hamasisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhamasisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihamasisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhamasisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamasisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahamasisha/nahamasisha
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tunahamasisha
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| 2nd person
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unahamasisha
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mnahamasisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahamasisha
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wanahamasisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahamasisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamasishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihamasishi
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hatuhamasishi
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| 2nd person
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huhamasishi
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hamhamasishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahamasishi
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hawahamasishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hamasishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahamasisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahamasisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamasishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihamasishe
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tuhamasishe
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| 2nd person
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uhamasishe
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mhamasishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahamasishe
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wahamasishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hamasishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihamasishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehamasisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehamasisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihamasisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihamasisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamasisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahamasisha
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twahamasisha
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| 2nd person
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wahamasisha
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mwahamasisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahamasisha
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wahamasisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahamasisha
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yahamasisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahamasisha
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yahamasisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahamasisha
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vyahamasisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yahamasisha
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zahamasisha
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| u(XI)
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wahamasisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahamasisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pahamasisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahamasisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehamasisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahamasisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahamasisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihamasisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohamasisha
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| Consecutive
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kahamasisha / positive subject concord + -kahamasisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahamasishe
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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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-nihamasisha
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-tuhamasisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuhamasisha
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-wahamasisha/-kuhamasisheni/-wahamasisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhamasisha
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-wahamasisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhamasisha
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-ihamasisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihamasisha
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-yahamasisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihamasisha
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-vihamasisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihamasisha
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-zihamasisha
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| u(XI)
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-uhamasisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhamasisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahamasisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhamasisha
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| Reflexive
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-jihamasisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamasisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hamasishaye
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-hamasishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hamasishao
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-hamasishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hamasishalo
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-hamasishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hamasishacho
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-hamasishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hamasishayo
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-hamasishazo
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| u(XI)
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-hamasishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hamasishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hamasishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hamasishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamasisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehamasisha
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-ohamasisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohamasisha
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-yohamasisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohamasisha
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-yohamasisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohamasisha
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-vyohamasisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohamasisha
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-zohamasisha
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| u(XI)
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-ohamasisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohamasisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohamasisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohamasisha
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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