English
Noun
kasiri (uncountable)
- Alternative form of caxiri (“alcoholic drink made from manioc/cassava”).
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَسَرَ (kasara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-kasiri (infinitive kukasiri)
- to annoy, infuriate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kasiri
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| Positive present
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-nakasiri
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| Subjunctive
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-kasiri
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| Negative
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-kasiri
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| Imperative singular
|
kasiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kasiri
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| Plural
|
kasirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukasiri
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likasiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukasiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakasiri/nakasiri
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tunakasiri
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| 2nd person
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unakasiri
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mnakasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakasiri
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wanakasiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakasiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikasiri
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hatukasiri
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| 2nd person
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hukasiri
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hamkasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakasiri
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hawakasiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kasiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takasiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takasiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikasiri
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tukasiri
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| 2nd person
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ukasiri
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mkasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akasiri
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wakasiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kasiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikasiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekasiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekasiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikasiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikasiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakasiri
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twakasiri
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| 2nd person
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wakasiri
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mwakasiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akasiri
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wakasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakasiri
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yakasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakasiri
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yakasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakasiri
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vyakasiri
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| n(IX/X)
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yakasiri
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zakasiri
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| u(XI)
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wakasiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakasiri
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| pa(XVI)
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pakasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakasiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekasiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakasiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakasiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikasiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokasiri
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| Consecutive
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kakasiri / positive subject concord + -kakasiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakasiri
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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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-nikasiri
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-tukasiri
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| 2nd person
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-kukasiri
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-wakasiri/-kukasirini/-wakasirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkasiri
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-wakasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukasiri
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-ikasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likasiri
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-yakasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikasiri
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-vikasiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikasiri
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-zikasiri
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| u(XI)
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-ukasiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukasiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukasiri
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| Reflexive
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-jikasiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kasiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kasiriye
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-kasirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kasirio
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-kasiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kasirilo
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-kasiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kasiricho
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-kasirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kasiriyo
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-kasirizo
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| u(XI)
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-kasirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kasiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-kasiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kasirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekasiri
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-okasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okasiri
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-yokasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokasiri
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-yokasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokasiri
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-vyokasiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokasiri
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-zokasiri
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| u(XI)
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-okasiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokasiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokasiri
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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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