Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ridhisha (infinitive kuridhisha)
- Causative form of -ridhi: to please, to cause to be contented
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ridhisha
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| Positive present
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-naridhisha
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| Subjunctive
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-ridhishe
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| Negative
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-ridhishi
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| Imperative singular
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ridhisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ridhisha
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| Plural
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ridhisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huridhisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liridhisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuridhisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naridhisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaridhisha/naridhisha
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tunaridhisha
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| 2nd person
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unaridhisha
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mnaridhisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaridhisha
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wanaridhisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naridhisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ridhishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siridhishi
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haturidhishi
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| 2nd person
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huridhishi
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hamridhishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haridhishi
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hawaridhishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ridhishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taridhisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taridhisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ridhishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niridhishe
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turidhishe
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| 2nd person
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uridhishe
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mridhishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aridhishe
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waridhishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ridhishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siridhishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeridhisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeridhisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliridhisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliridhisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aridhisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naridhisha
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twaridhisha
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| 2nd person
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waridhisha
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mwaridhisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aridhisha
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waridhisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waridhisha
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yaridhisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laridhisha
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yaridhisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charidhisha
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vyaridhisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaridhisha
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zaridhisha
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| u(XI)
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waridhisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaridhisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paridhisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaridhisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meridhisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharidhisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaridhisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiridhisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporidhisha
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| Consecutive
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karidhisha / positive subject concord + -karidhisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karidhishe
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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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-niridhisha
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-turidhisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuridhisha
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-waridhisha/-kuridhisheni/-waridhisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mridhisha
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-waridhisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uridhisha
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-iridhisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liridhisha
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-yaridhisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiridhisha
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-viridhisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iridhisha
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-ziridhisha
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| u(XI)
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-uridhisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuridhisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paridhisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muridhisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiridhisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ridhisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ridhishaye
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-ridhishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ridhishao
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-ridhishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ridhishalo
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-ridhishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ridhishacho
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-ridhishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ridhishayo
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-ridhishazo
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| u(XI)
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-ridhishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ridhishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ridhishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ridhishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ridhisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeridhisha
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-oridhisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oridhisha
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-yoridhisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loridhisha
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-yoridhisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choridhisha
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-vyoridhisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoridhisha
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-zoridhisha
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| u(XI)
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-oridhisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koridhisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poridhisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moridhisha
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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