Swahili
Verb
-rahisisha (infinitive kurahisisha)
- Causative form of -rahisi: to simplify
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rahisisha
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| Positive present
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-narahisisha
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| Subjunctive
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-rahisishe
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| Negative
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-rahisishi
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| Imperative singular
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rahisisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rahisisha
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| Plural
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rahisisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurahisisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirahisisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurahisisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narahisisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarahisisha/narahisisha
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tunarahisisha
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| 2nd person
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unarahisisha
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mnarahisisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarahisisha
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wanarahisisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narahisisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rahisishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirahisishi
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haturahisishi
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| 2nd person
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hurahisishi
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hamrahisishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harahisishi
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hawarahisishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rahisishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarahisisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarahisisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rahisishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirahisishe
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turahisishe
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| 2nd person
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urahisishe
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mrahisishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arahisishe
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warahisishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rahisishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirahisishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerahisisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerahisisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirahisisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirahisisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arahisisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narahisisha
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twarahisisha
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| 2nd person
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warahisisha
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mwarahisisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arahisisha
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warahisisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warahisisha
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yarahisisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larahisisha
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yarahisisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charahisisha
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vyarahisisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yarahisisha
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zarahisisha
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| u(XI)
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warahisisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarahisisha
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| pa(XVI)
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parahisisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarahisisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merahisisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharahisisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarahisisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirahisisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporahisisha
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| Consecutive
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karahisisha / positive subject concord + -karahisisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karahisishe
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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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-nirahisisha
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-turahisisha
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| 2nd person
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-kurahisisha
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-warahisisha/-kurahisisheni/-warahisisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrahisisha
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-warahisisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urahisisha
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-irahisisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirahisisha
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-yarahisisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirahisisha
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-virahisisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-irahisisha
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-zirahisisha
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| u(XI)
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-urahisisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurahisisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-parahisisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murahisisha
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| Reflexive
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-jirahisisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rahisisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rahisishaye
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-rahisishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rahisishao
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-rahisishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rahisishalo
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-rahisishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rahisishacho
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-rahisishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rahisishayo
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-rahisishazo
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| u(XI)
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-rahisishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rahisishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rahisishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rahisishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rahisisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerahisisha
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-orahisisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orahisisha
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-yorahisisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorahisisha
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-yorahisisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorahisisha
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-vyorahisisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorahisisha
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-zorahisisha
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| u(XI)
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-orahisisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korahisisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-porahisisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morahisisha
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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