Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa (Balinese script ᬦᬸᬲ)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Chiquihuitlán Mazatec
Noun
nusa
- sweet potato
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Pronunciation
Noun
nusa
- (rare, poetic) synonym of pulau (“island”)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Japanese
Romanization
nusa
- Rōmaji transcription of ぬさ
Javanese
Romanization
nusa
- romanization of ꦤꦸꦱ (“island”)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Pronunciation
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈnusa/ [ˈnu.sa]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈnusə/ [ˈnu.sə]
- Rhymes: -usə, -sə, -ə
- Hyphenation: nu‧sa
Noun
nusa (Jawi spelling نوسا, plural nusa-nusa)
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Synonyms
Further reading
Nupe
Pronunciation
Noun
nusa (plural nusazhì)
- elder
- Synonym: jìgbán
- Antonym: egi
- old age
Derived terms
Sangir
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *nusa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Sundanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa.
Noun
nusa
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Further reading
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nusa₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nusa (infinitive kunusa)
- to sniff
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nusa
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| Positive present
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-nanusa
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| Subjunctive
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-nuse
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| Negative
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-nusi
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| Imperative singular
|
nusa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kunusa
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| Negative
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kutonusa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nusa
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| Plural
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nuseni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunusa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linusa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunusa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanusa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanusa/nanusa
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tunanusa
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| 2nd person
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unanusa
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mnanusa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananusa
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wananusa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanusa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nusi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinusi
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hatunusi
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| 2nd person
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hunusi
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hamnusi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanusi
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hawanusi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nusi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanusa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanusa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuse)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninuse
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tunuse
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| 2nd person
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unuse
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mnuse
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anuse
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wanuse
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nuse
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinuse
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenusa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenusa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinusa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinusa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anusa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanusa
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twanusa
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| 2nd person
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wanusa
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mwanusa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anusa
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wanusa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wanusa
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yanusa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanusa
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yanusa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanusa
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vyanusa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yanusa
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zanusa
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| u(XI)
|
wanusa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanusa
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| pa(XVI)
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panusa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanusa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menusa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanusa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janusa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinusa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponusa
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| Consecutive
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kanusa / positive subject concord + -kanusa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanuse
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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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-ninusa
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-tunusa
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| 2nd person
|
-kunusa
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-wanusa/-kunuseni/-wanuseni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mnusa
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-wanusa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unusa
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-inusa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linusa
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-yanusa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kinusa
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-vinusa
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| n(IX/X)
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-inusa
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-zinusa
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| u(XI)
|
-unusa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kunusa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-panusa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-munusa
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| Reflexive
|
-jinusa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nusa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nusaye
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-nusao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nusao
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-nusayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nusalo
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-nusayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nusacho
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-nusavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-nusayo
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-nusazo
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| u(XI)
|
-nusao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nusako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nusapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nusamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nusa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yenusa
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-onusa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onusa
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-yonusa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lonusa
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-yonusa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chonusa
|
-vyonusa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonusa
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-zonusa
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| u(XI)
|
-onusa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konusa
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponusa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monusa
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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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