Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-huishwa (infinitive kuhuishwa)
- Passive form of -huisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -huishwa
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| Positive present
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-nahuishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-huishwe
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| Negative
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-huishwi
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| Imperative singular
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huishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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huishwa
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| Plural
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huishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhuishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihuishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhuishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahuishwa/nahuishwa
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tunahuishwa
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| 2nd person
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unahuishwa
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mnahuishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahuishwa
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wanahuishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahuishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -huishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihuishwi
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hatuhuishwi
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| 2nd person
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huhuishwi
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hamhuishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahuishwi
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hawahuishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -huishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahuishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahuishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihuishwe
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tuhuishwe
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| 2nd person
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uhuishwe
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mhuishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahuishwe
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wahuishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -huishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihuishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehuishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehuishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihuishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihuishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahuishwa
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twahuishwa
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| 2nd person
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wahuishwa
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mwahuishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahuishwa
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wahuishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahuishwa
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yahuishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahuishwa
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yahuishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahuishwa
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vyahuishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yahuishwa
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zahuishwa
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| u(XI)
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wahuishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahuishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pahuishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahuishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehuishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahuishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahuishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihuishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohuishwa
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| Consecutive
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kahuishwa / positive subject concord + -kahuishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahuishwe
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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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-nihuishwa
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-tuhuishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuhuishwa
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-wahuishwa/-kuhuishweni/-wahuishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhuishwa
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-wahuishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhuishwa
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-ihuishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihuishwa
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-yahuishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihuishwa
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-vihuishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihuishwa
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-zihuishwa
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| u(XI)
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-uhuishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhuishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahuishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhuishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jihuishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-huishwaye
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-huishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-huishwao
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-huishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-huishwalo
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-huishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-huishwacho
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-huishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-huishwayo
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-huishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-huishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-huishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-huishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-huishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehuishwa
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-ohuishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohuishwa
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-yohuishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohuishwa
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-yohuishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohuishwa
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-vyohuishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohuishwa
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-zohuishwa
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| u(XI)
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-ohuishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohuishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohuishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohuishwa
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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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