Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe from the Arabic root ر ك ب e.g. رَكَّبَ • (rakkaba) + -isha”)
Pronunciation
Verb
-rekebisha (infinitive kurekebisha)
- to repair (to restore to good working order)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rekebisha
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| Positive present
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-narekebisha
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| Subjunctive
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-rekebishe
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| Negative
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-rekebishi
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| Imperative singular
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rekebisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rekebisha
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| Plural
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rekebisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurekebisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirekebisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurekebisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narekebisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarekebisha/narekebisha
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tunarekebisha
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| 2nd person
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unarekebisha
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mnarekebisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarekebisha
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wanarekebisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narekebisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rekebishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirekebishi
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haturekebishi
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| 2nd person
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hurekebishi
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hamrekebishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harekebishi
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hawarekebishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rekebishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarekebisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarekebisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rekebishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirekebishe
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turekebishe
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| 2nd person
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urekebishe
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mrekebishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arekebishe
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warekebishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rekebishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirekebishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerekebisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerekebisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirekebisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirekebisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arekebisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narekebisha
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twarekebisha
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| 2nd person
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warekebisha
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mwarekebisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arekebisha
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warekebisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warekebisha
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yarekebisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larekebisha
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yarekebisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charekebisha
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vyarekebisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yarekebisha
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zarekebisha
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| u(XI)
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warekebisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarekebisha
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| pa(XVI)
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parekebisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarekebisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merekebisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharekebisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarekebisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirekebisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporekebisha
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| Consecutive
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karekebisha / positive subject concord + -karekebisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karekebishe
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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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-nirekebisha
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-turekebisha
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| 2nd person
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-kurekebisha
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-warekebisha/-kurekebisheni/-warekebisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrekebisha
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-warekebisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urekebisha
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-irekebisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirekebisha
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-yarekebisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirekebisha
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-virekebisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-irekebisha
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-zirekebisha
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| u(XI)
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-urekebisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurekebisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-parekebisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murekebisha
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| Reflexive
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-jirekebisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rekebisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rekebishaye
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-rekebishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rekebishao
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-rekebishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rekebishalo
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-rekebishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rekebishacho
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-rekebishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rekebishayo
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-rekebishazo
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| u(XI)
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-rekebishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rekebishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rekebishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rekebishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rekebisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerekebisha
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-orekebisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orekebisha
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-yorekebisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorekebisha
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-yorekebisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorekebisha
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-vyorekebisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorekebisha
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-zorekebisha
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| u(XI)
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-orekebisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korekebisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-porekebisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morekebisha
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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