Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-safishwa (infinitive kusafishwa)
- Passive form of -safisha: to be cleaned
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safishwa
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| Positive present
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-nasafishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-safishwe
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| Negative
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-safishwi
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| Imperative singular
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safishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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safishwa
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| Plural
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safishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husafishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisafishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusafishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasafishwa/nasafishwa
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tunasafishwa
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| 2nd person
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unasafishwa
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mnasafishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasafishwa
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wanasafishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasafishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisafishwi
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hatusafishwi
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| 2nd person
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husafishwi
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hamsafishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasafishwi
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hawasafishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -safishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasafishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasafishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisafishwe
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tusafishwe
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| 2nd person
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usafishwe
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msafishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafishwe
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wasafishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -safishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisafishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesafishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesafishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisafishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisafishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasafishwa
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twasafishwa
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| 2nd person
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wasafishwa
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mwasafishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asafishwa
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wasafishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasafishwa
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yasafishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasafishwa
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yasafishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasafishwa
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vyasafishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yasafishwa
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zasafishwa
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| u(XI)
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wasafishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasafishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pasafishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasafishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesafishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasafishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasafishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisafishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposafishwa
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| Consecutive
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kasafishwa / positive subject concord + -kasafishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasafishwe
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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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-nisafishwa
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-tusafishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kusafishwa
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-wasafishwa/-kusafishweni/-wasafishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msafishwa
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-wasafishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usafishwa
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-isafishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisafishwa
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-yasafishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisafishwa
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-visafishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-isafishwa
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-zisafishwa
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| u(XI)
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-usafishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusafishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasafishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musafishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jisafishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-safishwaye
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-safishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-safishwao
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-safishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-safishwalo
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-safishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-safishwacho
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-safishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-safishwayo
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-safishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-safishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-safishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-safishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-safishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesafishwa
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-osafishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osafishwa
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-yosafishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losafishwa
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-yosafishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosafishwa
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-vyosafishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosafishwa
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-zosafishwa
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| u(XI)
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-osafishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosafishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-posafishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosafishwa
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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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