Swahili
Verb
-sababika (infinitive kusababika)
- Stative form of sababu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sababika
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| Positive present
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-nasababika
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| Subjunctive
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-sababike
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| Negative
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-sababiki
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| Imperative singular
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sababika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sababika
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| Plural
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sababikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husababika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisababika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusababika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasababika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasababika/nasababika
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tunasababika
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| 2nd person
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unasababika
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mnasababika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasababika
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wanasababika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasababika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sababiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisababiki
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hatusababiki
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| 2nd person
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husababiki
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hamsababiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasababiki
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hawasababiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sababiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasababika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasababika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sababike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisababike
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tusababike
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| 2nd person
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usababike
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msababike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asababike
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wasababike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sababike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisababike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesababika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesababika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisababika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisababika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asababika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasababika
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twasababika
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| 2nd person
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wasababika
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mwasababika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asababika
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wasababika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasababika
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yasababika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasababika
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yasababika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasababika
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vyasababika
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| n(IX/X)
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yasababika
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zasababika
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| u(XI)
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wasababika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasababika
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| pa(XVI)
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pasababika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasababika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesababika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasababika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasababika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisababika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposababika
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| Consecutive
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kasababika / positive subject concord + -kasababika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasababike
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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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-nisababika
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-tusababika
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| 2nd person
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-kusababika
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-wasababika/-kusababikeni/-wasababikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msababika
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-wasababika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usababika
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-isababika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisababika
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-yasababika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisababika
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-visababika
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| n(IX/X)
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-isababika
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-zisababika
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| u(XI)
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-usababika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusababika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasababika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musababika
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| Reflexive
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-jisababika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sababika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sababikaye
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-sababikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sababikao
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-sababikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sababikalo
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-sababikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sababikacho
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-sababikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sababikayo
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-sababikazo
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| u(XI)
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-sababikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sababikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sababikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sababikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sababika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesababika
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-osababika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osababika
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-yosababika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losababika
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-yosababika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosababika
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-vyosababika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosababika
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-zosababika
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| u(XI)
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-osababika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosababika
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| pa(XVI)
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-posababika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosababika
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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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