Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ivisha (infinitive kuivisha)
- Causative form of -iva
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ivisha
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| Positive present
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-naivisha
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| Subjunctive
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-ivishe
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| Negative
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-ivishi
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| Imperative singular
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ivisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ivisha
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| Plural
|
ivisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huivisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liivisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuivisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naivisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaivisha/naivisha
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tunaivisha
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| 2nd person
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unaivisha
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mnaivisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaivisha
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wanaivisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naivisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ivishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siivishi
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hatuivishi
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| 2nd person
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huivishi
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hamwivishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haivishi
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hawaivishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ivishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taivisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taivisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ivishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niivishe
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tuivishe
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| 2nd person
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uivishe
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mwivishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aivishe
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waivishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ivishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siivishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeivisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeivisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliivisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliivisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aivisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naivisha
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twaivisha
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| 2nd person
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waivisha
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mwaivisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aivisha
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waivisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waivisha
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yaivisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laivisha
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yaivisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaivisha
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vyaivisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaivisha
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zaivisha
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| u(XI)
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waivisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaivisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paivisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaivisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meivisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaivisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaivisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiivisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoivisha
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| Consecutive
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kaivisha / positive subject concord + -kaivisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaivishe
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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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-niivisha
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-tuivisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuivisha
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-waivisha/-kuivisheni/-waivisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwivisha
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-waivisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uivisha
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-iivisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liivisha
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-yaivisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiivisha
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-viivisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iivisha
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-ziivisha
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| u(XI)
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-uivisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuivisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paivisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muivisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiivisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ivisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ivishaye
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-ivishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ivishao
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-ivishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ivishalo
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-ivishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ivishacho
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-ivishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivishayo
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-ivishazo
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| u(XI)
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-ivishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ivishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ivishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ivishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ivisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeivisha
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-oivisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oivisha
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-yoivisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loivisha
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-yoivisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choivisha
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-vyoivisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoivisha
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-zoivisha
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| u(XI)
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-oivisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koivisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poivisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moivisha
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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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