Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-nasihi (infinitive kunasihi)
- to advise, to give good advice
- to beg for forgiveness
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nasihi
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| Positive present
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-nanasihi
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| Subjunctive
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-nasihi
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| Negative
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-nasihi
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| Imperative singular
|
nasihi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nasihi
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| Plural
|
nasihini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunasihi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linasihi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunasihi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanasihi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanasihi/nanasihi
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tunanasihi
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| 2nd person
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unanasihi
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mnanasihi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananasihi
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wananasihi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanasihi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nasihi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinasihi
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hatunasihi
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| 2nd person
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hunasihi
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hamnasihi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanasihi
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hawanasihi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nasihi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanasihi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanasihi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nasihi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasihi
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tunasihi
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| 2nd person
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unasihi
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mnasihi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anasihi
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wanasihi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasihi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinasihi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenasihi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenasihi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinasihi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinasihi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anasihi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanasihi
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twanasihi
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| 2nd person
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wanasihi
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mwanasihi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anasihi
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wanasihi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanasihi
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yanasihi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanasihi
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yanasihi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanasihi
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vyanasihi
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| n(IX/X)
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yanasihi
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zanasihi
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| u(XI)
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wanasihi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanasihi
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| pa(XVI)
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panasihi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanasihi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menasihi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanasihi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janasihi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinasihi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponasihi
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| Consecutive
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kanasihi / positive subject concord + -kanasihi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanasihi
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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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-ninasihi
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-tunasihi
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| 2nd person
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-kunasihi
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-wanasihi/-kunasihini/-wanasihini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnasihi
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-wanasihi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unasihi
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-inasihi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linasihi
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-yanasihi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinasihi
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-vinasihi
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| n(IX/X)
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-inasihi
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-zinasihi
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| u(XI)
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-unasihi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunasihi
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| pa(XVI)
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-panasihi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munasihi
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| Reflexive
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-jinasihi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nasihi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nasihiye
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-nasihio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nasihio
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-nasihiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nasihilo
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-nasihiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nasihicho
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-nasihivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nasihiyo
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-nasihizo
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| u(XI)
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-nasihio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nasihiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-nasihipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nasihimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nasihi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenasihi
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-onasihi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onasihi
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-yonasihi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonasihi
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-yonasihi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonasihi
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-vyonasihi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonasihi
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-zonasihi
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| u(XI)
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-onasihi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konasihi
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponasihi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monasihi
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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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