Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onesha (infinitive kuonesha)
- Causative form of -ona: to show
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onesha
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| Positive present
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-naonesha
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| Subjunctive
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-oneshe
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| Negative
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-oneshi
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| Imperative singular
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onesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onesha
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| Plural
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onesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonesha/naonesha
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tunaonesha
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| 2nd person
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unaonesha
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mnaonesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonesha
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wanaonesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -oneshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sioneshi
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hatuoneshi
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| 2nd person
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huoneshi
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hamwoneshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haoneshi
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hawaoneshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -oneshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oneshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nioneshe
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tuoneshe
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| 2nd person
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uoneshe
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mwoneshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aoneshe
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waoneshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -oneshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sioneshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonesha
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twaonesha
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| 2nd person
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waonesha
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mwaonesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonesha
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waonesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonesha
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yaonesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonesha
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yaonesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonesha
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vyaonesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonesha
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zaonesha
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| u(XI)
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waonesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonesha
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| pa(XVI)
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paonesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonesha
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| Consecutive
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kaonesha / positive subject concord + -kaonesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaoneshe
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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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-nionesha
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-tuonesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuonesha
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-waonesha/-kuonesheni/-waonesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwonesha
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-waonesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uonesha
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-ionesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lionesha
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-yaonesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kionesha
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-vionesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ionesha
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-zionesha
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| u(XI)
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-uonesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuonesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paonesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muonesha
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| Reflexive
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-jionesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-oneshaye
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-oneshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oneshao
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-oneshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-oneshalo
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-oneshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-oneshacho
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-oneshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-oneshayo
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-oneshazo
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| u(XI)
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-oneshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-oneshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-oneshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-oneshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonesha
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-oonesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonesha
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-yoonesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonesha
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-yoonesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonesha
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-vyoonesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonesha
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-zoonesha
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| u(XI)
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-oonesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonesha
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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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