Swahili
Etymology
From -ji- + -sifu (“to praise”).
Verb
-jisifu (infinitive kujisifu)
- reflexive form of -sifu: to boast, to brag
- Synonyms: -jigamba, -jidai
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jisifu
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| Positive present
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-najisifu
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| Subjunctive
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-jisifu
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| Negative
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-jisifu
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| Imperative singular
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jisifu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jisifu
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| Plural
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jisifuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujisifu
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijisifu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujisifu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najisifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajisifu/najisifu
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tunajisifu
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| 2nd person
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unajisifu
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mnajisifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajisifu
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wanajisifu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najisifu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jisifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijisifu
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hatujisifu
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| 2nd person
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hujisifu
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hamjisifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajisifu
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hawajisifu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jisifu
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajisifu
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajisifu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jisifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijisifu
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tujisifu
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| 2nd person
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ujisifu
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mjisifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajisifu
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wajisifu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jisifu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijisifu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejisifu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejisifu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijisifu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijisifu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajisifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najisifu
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twajisifu
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| 2nd person
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wajisifu
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mwajisifu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajisifu
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wajisifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajisifu
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yajisifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajisifu
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yajisifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajisifu
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vyajisifu
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| n(IX/X)
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yajisifu
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zajisifu
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| u(XI)
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wajisifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajisifu
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| pa(XVI)
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pajisifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajisifu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejisifu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajisifu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajisifu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijisifu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojisifu
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| Consecutive
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kajisifu / positive subject concord + -kajisifu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajisifu
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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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-nijisifu
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-tujisifu
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| 2nd person
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-kujisifu
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-wajisifu/-kujisifuni/-wajisifuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjisifu
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-wajisifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujisifu
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-ijisifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijisifu
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-yajisifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijisifu
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-vijisifu
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijisifu
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-zijisifu
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| u(XI)
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-ujisifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujisifu
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajisifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujisifu
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| Reflexive
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-jijisifu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jisifu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jisifuye
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-jisifuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jisifuo
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-jisifuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jisifulo
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-jisifuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jisifucho
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-jisifuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jisifuyo
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-jisifuzo
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| u(XI)
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-jisifuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jisifuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-jisifupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jisifumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jisifu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejisifu
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-ojisifu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojisifu
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-yojisifu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojisifu
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-yojisifu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojisifu
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-vyojisifu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojisifu
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-zojisifu
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| u(XI)
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-ojisifu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojisifu
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojisifu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojisifu
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- majisifu (“boasting, self-praise, vain”)