Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pikisha (infinitive kupikisha)
- Causative form of -pika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pikisha
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| Positive present
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-napikisha
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| Subjunctive
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-pikishe
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| Negative
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-pikishi
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| Imperative singular
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pikisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pikisha
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| Plural
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pikisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupikisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipikisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupikisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapikisha/napikisha
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tunapikisha
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| 2nd person
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unapikisha
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mnapikisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapikisha
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wanapikisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napikisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipikishi
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hatupikishi
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| 2nd person
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hupikishi
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hampikishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapikishi
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hawapikishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pikishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapikisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapikisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipikishe
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tupikishe
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| 2nd person
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upikishe
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mpikishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikishe
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wapikishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pikishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipikishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepikisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepikisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipikisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipikisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napikisha
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twapikisha
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| 2nd person
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wapikisha
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mwapikisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apikisha
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wapikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapikisha
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yapikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapikisha
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yapikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapikisha
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vyapikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yapikisha
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zapikisha
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| u(XI)
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wapikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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papikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapikisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepikisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapikisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japikisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipikisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopikisha
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| Consecutive
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kapikisha / positive subject concord + -kapikisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapikishe
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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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-nipikisha
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-tupikisha
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| 2nd person
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-kupikisha
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-wapikisha/-kupikisheni/-wapikisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpikisha
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-wapikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upikisha
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-ipikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipikisha
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-yapikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipikisha
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-vipikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipikisha
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-zipikisha
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| u(XI)
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-upikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-papikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupikisha
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| Reflexive
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-jipikisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pikishaye
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-pikishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pikishao
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-pikishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pikishalo
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-pikishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pikishacho
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-pikishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pikishayo
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-pikishazo
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| u(XI)
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-pikishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pikishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pikishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pikishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepikisha
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-opikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opikisha
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-yopikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopikisha
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-yopikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopikisha
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-vyopikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopikisha
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-zopikisha
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| u(XI)
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-opikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-popikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopikisha
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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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