Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kusudia (infinitive kukusudia)
- Applicative form of -kusudi
18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ- Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
- Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kusudia
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| Positive present
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-nakusudia
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| Subjunctive
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-kusudie
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| Negative
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-kusudii
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| Imperative singular
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kusudia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kusudia
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| Plural
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kusudieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukusudia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likusudia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukusudia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakusudia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakusudia/nakusudia
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tunakusudia
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| 2nd person
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unakusudia
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mnakusudia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakusudia
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wanakusudia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakusudia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kusudii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikusudii
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hatukusudii
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| 2nd person
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hukusudii
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hamkusudii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakusudii
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hawakusudii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kusudii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takusudia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takusudia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kusudie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikusudie
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tukusudie
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| 2nd person
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ukusudie
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mkusudie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akusudie
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wakusudie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kusudie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikusudie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekusudia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekusudia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikusudia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikusudia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akusudia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakusudia
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twakusudia
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| 2nd person
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wakusudia
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mwakusudia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akusudia
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wakusudia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakusudia
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yakusudia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakusudia
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yakusudia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakusudia
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vyakusudia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakusudia
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zakusudia
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| u(XI)
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wakusudia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakusudia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakusudia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakusudia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekusudia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakusudia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakusudia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikusudia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokusudia
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| Consecutive
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kakusudia / positive subject concord + -kakusudia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakusudie
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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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-nikusudia
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-tukusudia
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| 2nd person
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-kukusudia
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-wakusudia/-kukusudieni/-wakusudieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkusudia
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-wakusudia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukusudia
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-ikusudia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likusudia
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-yakusudia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikusudia
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-vikusudia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikusudia
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-zikusudia
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| u(XI)
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-ukusudia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukusudia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakusudia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukusudia
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| Reflexive
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-jikusudia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kusudia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kusudiaye
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-kusudiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kusudiao
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-kusudiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kusudialo
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-kusudiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kusudiacho
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-kusudiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kusudiayo
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-kusudiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kusudiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusudiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kusudiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kusudiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kusudia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekusudia
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-okusudia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okusudia
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-yokusudia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokusudia
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-yokusudia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokusudia
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-vyokusudia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokusudia
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-zokusudia
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| u(XI)
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-okusudia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokusudia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokusudia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokusudia
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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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