Swahili
Verb
-maskinisha (infinitive kumaskinisha)
- Causative form of maskini: to impoverish
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -maskinisha
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| Positive present
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-namaskinisha
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| Subjunctive
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-maskinishe
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| Negative
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-maskinishi
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| Imperative singular
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maskinisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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maskinisha
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| Plural
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maskinisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humaskinisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limaskinisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumaskinisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namaskinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninamaskinisha/namaskinisha
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tunamaskinisha
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| 2nd person
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unamaskinisha
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mnamaskinisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamaskinisha
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wanamaskinisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namaskinisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -maskinishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simaskinishi
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hatumaskinishi
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| 2nd person
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humaskinishi
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hammaskinishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamaskinishi
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hawamaskinishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -maskinishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamaskinisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamaskinisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -maskinishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimaskinishe
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tumaskinishe
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| 2nd person
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umaskinishe
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mmaskinishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amaskinishe
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wamaskinishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -maskinishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simaskinishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemaskinisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemaskinisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimaskinisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimaskinisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amaskinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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namaskinisha
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twamaskinisha
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| 2nd person
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wamaskinisha
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mwamaskinisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amaskinisha
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wamaskinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wamaskinisha
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yamaskinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lamaskinisha
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yamaskinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chamaskinisha
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vyamaskinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yamaskinisha
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zamaskinisha
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| u(XI)
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wamaskinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwamaskinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pamaskinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwamaskinisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memaskinisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamaskinisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamaskinisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimaskinisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomaskinisha
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| Consecutive
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kamaskinisha / positive subject concord + -kamaskinisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamaskinishe
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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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-nimaskinisha
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-tumaskinisha
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| 2nd person
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-kumaskinisha
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-wamaskinisha/-kumaskinisheni/-wamaskinisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmaskinisha
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-wamaskinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umaskinisha
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-imaskinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limaskinisha
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-yamaskinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimaskinisha
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-vimaskinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-imaskinisha
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-zimaskinisha
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| u(XI)
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-umaskinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumaskinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pamaskinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumaskinisha
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| Reflexive
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-jimaskinisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -maskinisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-maskinishaye
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-maskinishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-maskinishao
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-maskinishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-maskinishalo
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-maskinishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-maskinishacho
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-maskinishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-maskinishayo
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-maskinishazo
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| u(XI)
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-maskinishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-maskinishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-maskinishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-maskinishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -maskinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemaskinisha
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-omaskinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omaskinisha
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-yomaskinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomaskinisha
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-yomaskinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomaskinisha
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-vyomaskinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomaskinisha
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-zomaskinisha
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| u(XI)
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-omaskinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komaskinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomaskinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momaskinisha
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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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