Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nyesha (infinitive kunyesha)
- Augmentative form of -nya: to rain hard, come down in torrents
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyesha
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| Positive present
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-nanyesha
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| Subjunctive
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-nyeshe
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| Negative
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-nyeshi
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| Imperative singular
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nyesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nyesha
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| Plural
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nyesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyesha/nanyesha
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tunanyesha
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| 2nd person
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unanyesha
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mnanyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyesha
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wananyesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyeshi
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hatunyeshi
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| 2nd person
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hunyeshi
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hamnyeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyeshi
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hawanyeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyeshe
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tunyeshe
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| 2nd person
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unyeshe
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mnyeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyeshe
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wanyeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanyesha
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twanyesha
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| 2nd person
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wanyesha
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mwanyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyesha
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wanyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanyesha
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yanyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanyesha
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yanyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanyesha
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vyanyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yanyesha
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zanyesha
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| u(XI)
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wanyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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panyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanyesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyesha
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| Consecutive
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kanyesha / positive subject concord + -kanyesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyeshe
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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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-ninyesha
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-tunyesha
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| 2nd person
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-kunyesha
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-wanyesha/-kunyesheni/-wanyesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnyesha
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-wanyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unyesha
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-inyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linyesha
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-yanyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinyesha
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-vinyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-inyesha
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-zinyesha
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| u(XI)
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-unyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-panyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munyesha
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| Reflexive
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-jinyesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyeshaye
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-nyeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyeshao
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-nyeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nyeshalo
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-nyeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyeshacho
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-nyeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyeshayo
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-nyeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenyesha
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-onyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyesha
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-yonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonyesha
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-yonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonyesha
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-vyonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonyesha
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-zonyesha
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| u(XI)
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-onyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monyesha
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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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