Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-imarisha (infinitive kuimarisha)
- Causative form of imara: to stabilize, to strengthen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -imarisha
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| Positive present
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-naimarisha
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| Subjunctive
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-imarishe
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| Negative
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-imarishi
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| Imperative singular
|
imarisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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imarisha
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| Plural
|
imarisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huimarisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liimarisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuimarisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naimarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaimarisha/naimarisha
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tunaimarisha
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| 2nd person
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unaimarisha
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mnaimarisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaimarisha
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wanaimarisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naimarisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -imarishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siimarishi
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hatuimarishi
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| 2nd person
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huimarishi
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hamwimarishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haimarishi
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hawaimarishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -imarishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taimarisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taimarisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -imarishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niimarishe
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tuimarishe
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| 2nd person
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uimarishe
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mwimarishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aimarishe
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waimarishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -imarishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siimarishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeimarisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeimarisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliimarisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliimarisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aimarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naimarisha
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twaimarisha
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| 2nd person
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waimarisha
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mwaimarisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aimarisha
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waimarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waimarisha
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yaimarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laimarisha
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yaimarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaimarisha
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vyaimarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaimarisha
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zaimarisha
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| u(XI)
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waimarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaimarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paimarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaimarisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meimarisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaimarisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaimarisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiimarisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoimarisha
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| Consecutive
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kaimarisha / positive subject concord + -kaimarisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaimarishe
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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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-niimarisha
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-tuimarisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuimarisha
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-waimarisha/-kuimarisheni/-waimarisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwimarisha
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-waimarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uimarisha
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-iimarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liimarisha
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-yaimarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiimarisha
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-viimarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iimarisha
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-ziimarisha
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| u(XI)
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-uimarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuimarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paimarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muimarisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiimarisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -imarisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-imarishaye
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-imarishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-imarishao
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-imarishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-imarishalo
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-imarishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-imarishacho
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-imarishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-imarishayo
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-imarishazo
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| u(XI)
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-imarishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-imarishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-imarishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-imarishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -imarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeimarisha
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-oimarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oimarisha
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-yoimarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loimarisha
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-yoimarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choimarisha
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-vyoimarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoimarisha
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-zoimarisha
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| u(XI)
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-oimarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koimarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poimarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moimarisha
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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