Swahili
Verb
-hofisha (infinitive kuhofisha)
- Causative form of -hofu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hofisha
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| Positive present
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-nahofisha
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| Subjunctive
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-hofishe
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| Negative
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-hofishi
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| Imperative singular
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hofisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hofisha
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| Plural
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hofisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhofisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihofisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhofisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahofisha/nahofisha
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tunahofisha
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| 2nd person
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unahofisha
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mnahofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahofisha
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wanahofisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahofisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hofishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihofishi
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hatuhofishi
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| 2nd person
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huhofishi
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hamhofishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahofishi
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hawahofishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hofishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahofisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahofisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hofishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihofishe
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tuhofishe
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| 2nd person
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uhofishe
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mhofishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofishe
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wahofishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hofishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihofishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehofisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehofisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihofisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihofisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahofisha
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twahofisha
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| 2nd person
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wahofisha
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mwahofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahofisha
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wahofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahofisha
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yahofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahofisha
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yahofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahofisha
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vyahofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yahofisha
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zahofisha
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| u(XI)
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wahofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pahofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahofisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehofisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahofisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahofisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihofisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohofisha
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| Consecutive
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kahofisha / positive subject concord + -kahofisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahofishe
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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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-nihofisha
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-tuhofisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuhofisha
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-wahofisha/-kuhofisheni/-wahofisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhofisha
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-wahofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhofisha
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-ihofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihofisha
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-yahofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihofisha
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-vihofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihofisha
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-zihofisha
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| u(XI)
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-uhofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhofisha
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| Reflexive
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-jihofisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hofishaye
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-hofishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hofishao
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-hofishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hofishalo
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-hofishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hofishacho
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-hofishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hofishayo
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-hofishazo
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| u(XI)
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-hofishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hofishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hofishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hofishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehofisha
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-ohofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohofisha
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-yohofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohofisha
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-yohofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohofisha
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-vyohofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohofisha
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-zohofisha
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| u(XI)
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-ohofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohofisha
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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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