Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Either nuru + -isha or from nururishi?”)
Verb
-nururisha (infinitive kunururisha)
- to lighten
- to radiate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nururisha
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| Positive present
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-nanururisha
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| Subjunctive
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-nururishe
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| Negative
|
-nururishi
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| Imperative singular
|
nururisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nururisha
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| Plural
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nururisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunururisha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -linururisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunururisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanururisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanururisha/nanururisha
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tunanururisha
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| 2nd person
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unanururisha
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mnanururisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananururisha
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wananururisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanururisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nururishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinururishi
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hatunururishi
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| 2nd person
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hunururishi
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hamnururishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanururishi
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hawanururishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nururishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanururisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanururisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nururishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninururishe
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tunururishe
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| 2nd person
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unururishe
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mnururishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anururishe
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wanururishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nururishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinururishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenururisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenururisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinururisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinururisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anururisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanururisha
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twanururisha
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| 2nd person
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wanururisha
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mwanururisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anururisha
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wanururisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanururisha
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yanururisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanururisha
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yanururisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanururisha
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vyanururisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yanururisha
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zanururisha
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| u(XI)
|
wanururisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanururisha
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| pa(XVI)
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panururisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanururisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menururisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanururisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janururisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinururisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponururisha
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| Consecutive
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kanururisha / positive subject concord + -kanururisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanururishe
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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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-ninururisha
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-tunururisha
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| 2nd person
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-kunururisha
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-wanururisha/-kunururisheni/-wanururisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnururisha
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-wanururisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unururisha
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-inururisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linururisha
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-yanururisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinururisha
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-vinururisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-inururisha
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-zinururisha
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| u(XI)
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-unururisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunururisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-panururisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munururisha
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| Reflexive
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-jinururisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nururisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nururishaye
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-nururishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nururishao
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-nururishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nururishalo
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-nururishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nururishacho
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-nururishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nururishayo
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-nururishazo
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| u(XI)
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-nururishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nururishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nururishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nururishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nururisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenururisha
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-onururisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onururisha
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-yonururisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonururisha
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-yonururisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonururisha
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-vyonururisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonururisha
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-zonururisha
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| u(XI)
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-onururisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konururisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponururisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monururisha
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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