Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jibisha (infinitive kujibisha)
- Causative form of -jibu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jibisha
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| Positive present
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-najibisha
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| Subjunctive
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-jibishe
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| Negative
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-jibishi
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| Imperative singular
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jibisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jibisha
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| Plural
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jibisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujibisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijibisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujibisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajibisha/najibisha
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tunajibisha
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| 2nd person
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unajibisha
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mnajibisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajibisha
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wanajibisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najibisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijibishi
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hatujibishi
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| 2nd person
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hujibishi
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hamjibishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajibishi
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hawajibishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jibishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajibisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajibisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijibishe
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tujibishe
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| 2nd person
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ujibishe
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mjibishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibishe
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wajibishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jibishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijibishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejibisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejibisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijibisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijibisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najibisha
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twajibisha
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| 2nd person
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wajibisha
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mwajibisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajibisha
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wajibisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajibisha
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yajibisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajibisha
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yajibisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajibisha
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vyajibisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yajibisha
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zajibisha
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| u(XI)
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wajibisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajibisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pajibisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajibisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejibisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajibisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajibisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijibisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojibisha
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| Consecutive
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kajibisha / positive subject concord + -kajibisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajibishe
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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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-nijibisha
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-tujibisha
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| 2nd person
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-kujibisha
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-wajibisha/-kujibisheni/-wajibisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjibisha
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-wajibisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujibisha
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-ijibisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijibisha
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-yajibisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijibisha
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-vijibisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijibisha
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-zijibisha
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| u(XI)
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-ujibisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujibisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajibisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujibisha
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| Reflexive
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-jijibisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jibishaye
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-jibishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jibishao
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-jibishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jibishalo
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-jibishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jibishacho
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-jibishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jibishayo
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-jibishazo
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| u(XI)
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-jibishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jibishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jibishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jibishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejibisha
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-ojibisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojibisha
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-yojibisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojibisha
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-yojibisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojibisha
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-vyojibisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojibisha
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-zojibisha
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| u(XI)
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-ojibisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojibisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojibisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojibisha
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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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