Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-komesha (infinitive kukomesha)
- Causative form of -koma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -komesha
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| Positive present
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-nakomesha
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| Subjunctive
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-komeshe
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| Negative
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-komeshi
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| Imperative singular
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komesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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komesha
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| Plural
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komesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukomesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likomesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukomesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakomesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakomesha/nakomesha
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tunakomesha
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| 2nd person
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unakomesha
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mnakomesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakomesha
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wanakomesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakomesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -komeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikomeshi
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hatukomeshi
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| 2nd person
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hukomeshi
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hamkomeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakomeshi
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hawakomeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -komeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takomesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takomesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -komeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikomeshe
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tukomeshe
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| 2nd person
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ukomeshe
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mkomeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akomeshe
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wakomeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -komeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikomeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekomesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekomesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikomesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikomesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akomesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakomesha
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twakomesha
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| 2nd person
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wakomesha
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mwakomesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akomesha
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wakomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakomesha
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yakomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakomesha
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yakomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakomesha
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vyakomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakomesha
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zakomesha
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| u(XI)
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wakomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakomesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekomesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakomesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakomesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikomesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokomesha
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| Consecutive
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kakomesha / positive subject concord + -kakomesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakomeshe
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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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-nikomesha
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-tukomesha
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| 2nd person
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-kukomesha
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-wakomesha/-kukomesheni/-wakomesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkomesha
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-wakomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukomesha
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-ikomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likomesha
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-yakomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikomesha
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-vikomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikomesha
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-zikomesha
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| u(XI)
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-ukomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukomesha
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| Reflexive
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-jikomesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -komesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-komeshaye
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-komeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-komeshao
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-komeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-komeshalo
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-komeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-komeshacho
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-komeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-komeshayo
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-komeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-komeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-komeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-komeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -komesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekomesha
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-okomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okomesha
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-yokomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokomesha
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-yokomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokomesha
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-vyokomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokomesha
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-zokomesha
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| u(XI)
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-okomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokomesha
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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