Swahili
Verb
-lipisha (infinitive kulipisha)
- Causative form of -lipa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lipisha
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| Positive present
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-nalipisha
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| Subjunctive
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-lipishe
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| Negative
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-lipishi
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| Imperative singular
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lipisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lipisha
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| Plural
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lipisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulipisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilipisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulipisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalipisha/nalipisha
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tunalipisha
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| 2nd person
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unalipisha
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mnalipisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analipisha
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wanalipisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalipisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silipishi
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hatulipishi
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| 2nd person
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hulipishi
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hamlipishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halipishi
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hawalipishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lipishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talipisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talipisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilipishe
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tulipishe
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| 2nd person
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ulipishe
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mlipishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alipishe
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walipishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lipishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silipishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelipisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelipisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilipisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilipisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalipisha
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twalipisha
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| 2nd person
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walipisha
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mwalipisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alipisha
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walipisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walipisha
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yalipisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalipisha
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yalipisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalipisha
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vyalipisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yalipisha
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zalipisha
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| u(XI)
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walipisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalipisha
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| pa(XVI)
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palipisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalipisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melipisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalipisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalipisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilipisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolipisha
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| Consecutive
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kalipisha / positive subject concord + -kalipisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalipishe
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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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-nilipisha
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-tulipisha
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| 2nd person
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-kulipisha
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-walipisha/-kulipisheni/-walipisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlipisha
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-walipisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulipisha
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-ilipisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilipisha
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-yalipisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilipisha
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-vilipisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilipisha
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-zilipisha
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| u(XI)
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-ulipisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulipisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-palipisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulipisha
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| Reflexive
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-jilipisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lipishaye
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-lipishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lipishao
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-lipishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipishalo
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-lipishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lipishacho
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-lipishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lipishayo
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-lipishazo
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| u(XI)
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-lipishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lipishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lipishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lipishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelipisha
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-olipisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olipisha
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-yolipisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolipisha
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-yolipisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholipisha
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-vyolipisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolipisha
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-zolipisha
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| u(XI)
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-olipisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolipisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-polipisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molipisha
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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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