Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onyesha (infinitive kuonyesha)
- Causative form of -ona: to show, exhibit, demonstrate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onyesha
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| Positive present
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-naonyesha
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| Subjunctive
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-onyeshe
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| Negative
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-onyeshi
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| Imperative singular
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onyesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onyesha
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| Plural
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onyesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonyesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionyesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonyesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonyesha/naonyesha
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tunaonyesha
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| 2nd person
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unaonyesha
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mnaonyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonyesha
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wanaonyesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonyesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onyeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionyeshi
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hatuonyeshi
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| 2nd person
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huonyeshi
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hamwonyeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonyeshi
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hawaonyeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onyeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonyesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonyesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onyeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionyeshe
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tuonyeshe
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| 2nd person
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uonyeshe
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mwonyeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonyeshe
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waonyeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onyeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionyeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonyesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonyesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionyesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionyesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonyesha
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twaonyesha
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| 2nd person
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waonyesha
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mwaonyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonyesha
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waonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonyesha
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yaonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonyesha
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yaonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonyesha
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vyaonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonyesha
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zaonyesha
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| u(XI)
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waonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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paonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonyesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonyesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonyesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonyesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionyesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonyesha
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| Consecutive
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kaonyesha / positive subject concord + -kaonyesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonyeshe
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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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-nionyesha
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-tuonyesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuonyesha
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-waonyesha/-kuonyesheni/-waonyesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwonyesha
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-waonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uonyesha
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-ionyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lionyesha
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-yaonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kionyesha
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-vionyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ionyesha
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-zionyesha
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| u(XI)
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-uonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muonyesha
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| Reflexive
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-jionyesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onyesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onyeshaye
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-onyeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyeshao
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-onyeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onyeshalo
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-onyeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onyeshacho
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-onyeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onyeshayo
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-onyeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-onyeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onyeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onyeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onyeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonyesha
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-oonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonyesha
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-yoonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonyesha
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-yoonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonyesha
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-vyoonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonyesha
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-zoonyesha
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| u(XI)
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-oonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonyesha
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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