Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kaushwa (infinitive kukaushwa)
- Passive form of -kausha: dried
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kaushwa
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| Positive present
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-nakaushwa
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| Subjunctive
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-kaushwe
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| Negative
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-kaushwi
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| Imperative singular
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kaushwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kaushwa
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| Plural
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kaushweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukaushwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likaushwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukaushwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakaushwa/nakaushwa
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tunakaushwa
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| 2nd person
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unakaushwa
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mnakaushwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakaushwa
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wanakaushwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakaushwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kaushwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikaushwi
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hatukaushwi
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| 2nd person
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hukaushwi
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hamkaushwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakaushwi
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hawakaushwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kaushwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takaushwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takaushwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kaushwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikaushwe
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tukaushwe
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| 2nd person
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ukaushwe
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mkaushwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akaushwe
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wakaushwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kaushwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikaushwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekaushwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekaushwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikaushwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikaushwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakaushwa
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twakaushwa
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| 2nd person
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wakaushwa
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mwakaushwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akaushwa
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wakaushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakaushwa
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yakaushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakaushwa
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yakaushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakaushwa
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vyakaushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakaushwa
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zakaushwa
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| u(XI)
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wakaushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakaushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakaushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakaushwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekaushwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakaushwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakaushwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikaushwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokaushwa
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| Consecutive
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kakaushwa / positive subject concord + -kakaushwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakaushwe
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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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-nikaushwa
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-tukaushwa
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| 2nd person
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-kukaushwa
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-wakaushwa/-kukaushweni/-wakaushweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkaushwa
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-wakaushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukaushwa
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-ikaushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likaushwa
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-yakaushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikaushwa
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-vikaushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikaushwa
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-zikaushwa
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| u(XI)
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-ukaushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukaushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakaushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukaushwa
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| Reflexive
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-jikaushwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kaushwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kaushwaye
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-kaushwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kaushwao
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-kaushwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kaushwalo
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-kaushwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kaushwacho
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-kaushwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kaushwayo
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-kaushwazo
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| u(XI)
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-kaushwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kaushwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kaushwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kaushwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kaushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekaushwa
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-okaushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okaushwa
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-yokaushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokaushwa
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-yokaushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokaushwa
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-vyokaushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokaushwa
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-zokaushwa
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| u(XI)
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-okaushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokaushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokaushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokaushwa
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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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