Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pitisha (infinitive kupitisha)
- Causative form of -pita: to make way for, to authorize
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pitisha
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| Positive present
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-napitisha
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| Subjunctive
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-pitishe
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| Negative
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-pitishi
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| Imperative singular
|
pitisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pitisha
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| Plural
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pitisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupitisha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipitisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupitisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapitisha/napitisha
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tunapitisha
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| 2nd person
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unapitisha
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mnapitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapitisha
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wanapitisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napitisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipitishi
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hatupitishi
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| 2nd person
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hupitishi
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hampitishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapitishi
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hawapitishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pitishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapitisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapitisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipitishe
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tupitishe
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| 2nd person
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upitishe
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mpitishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitishe
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wapitishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pitishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipitishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepitisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepitisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipitisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipitisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napitisha
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twapitisha
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| 2nd person
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wapitisha
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mwapitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apitisha
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wapitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapitisha
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yapitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapitisha
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yapitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapitisha
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vyapitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yapitisha
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zapitisha
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| u(XI)
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wapitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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papitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapitisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepitisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapitisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japitisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipitisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopitisha
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| Consecutive
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kapitisha / positive subject concord + -kapitisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapitishe
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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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-nipitisha
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-tupitisha
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| 2nd person
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-kupitisha
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-wapitisha/-kupitisheni/-wapitisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpitisha
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-wapitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upitisha
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-ipitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipitisha
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-yapitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipitisha
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-vipitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipitisha
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-zipitisha
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| u(XI)
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-upitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-papitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupitisha
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| Reflexive
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-jipitisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pitishaye
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-pitishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pitishao
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-pitishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pitishalo
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-pitishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pitishacho
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-pitishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pitishayo
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-pitishazo
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| u(XI)
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-pitishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pitishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pitishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pitishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepitisha
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-opitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opitisha
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-yopitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopitisha
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-yopitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopitisha
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-vyopitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopitisha
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-zopitisha
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| u(XI)
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-opitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-popitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopitisha
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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