Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَسَّمَ (qassama).
Verb
-kasimu (infinitive kukasimu)
- to divide
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kasimu
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| Positive present
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-nakasimu
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| Subjunctive
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-kasimu
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| Negative
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-kasimu
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| Imperative singular
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kasimu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kasimu
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| Plural
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kasimuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukasimu
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likasimu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukasimu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakasimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakasimu/nakasimu
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tunakasimu
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| 2nd person
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unakasimu
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mnakasimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakasimu
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wanakasimu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakasimu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kasimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikasimu
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hatukasimu
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| 2nd person
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hukasimu
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hamkasimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakasimu
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hawakasimu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kasimu
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takasimu
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takasimu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kasimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikasimu
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tukasimu
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| 2nd person
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ukasimu
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mkasimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akasimu
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wakasimu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kasimu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikasimu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekasimu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekasimu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikasimu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikasimu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akasimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakasimu
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twakasimu
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| 2nd person
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wakasimu
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mwakasimu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akasimu
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wakasimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakasimu
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yakasimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakasimu
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yakasimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakasimu
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vyakasimu
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| n(IX/X)
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yakasimu
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zakasimu
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| u(XI)
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wakasimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakasimu
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| pa(XVI)
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pakasimu
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakasimu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekasimu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakasimu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakasimu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikasimu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokasimu
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| Consecutive
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kakasimu / positive subject concord + -kakasimu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakasimu
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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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-nikasimu
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-tukasimu
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| 2nd person
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-kukasimu
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-wakasimu/-kukasimuni/-wakasimuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkasimu
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-wakasimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukasimu
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-ikasimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likasimu
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-yakasimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikasimu
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-vikasimu
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikasimu
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-zikasimu
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| u(XI)
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-ukasimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukasimu
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakasimu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukasimu
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| Reflexive
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-jikasimu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kasimu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kasimuye
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-kasimuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kasimuo
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-kasimuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kasimulo
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-kasimuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kasimucho
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-kasimuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kasimuyo
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-kasimuzo
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| u(XI)
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-kasimuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kasimuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-kasimupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kasimumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kasimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekasimu
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-okasimu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okasimu
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-yokasimu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokasimu
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-yokasimu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokasimu
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-vyokasimu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokasimu
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-zokasimu
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| u(XI)
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-okasimu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokasimu
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokasimu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokasimu
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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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