Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-salisha (infinitive kusalisha)
- Causative form of -sali: lead in prayers
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -salisha
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| Positive present
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-nasalisha
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| Subjunctive
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-salishe
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| Negative
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-salishi
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| Imperative singular
|
salisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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salisha
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| Plural
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salisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husalisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisalisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusalisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasalisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasalisha/nasalisha
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tunasalisha
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| 2nd person
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unasalisha
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mnasalisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasalisha
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wanasalisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasalisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -salishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisalishi
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hatusalishi
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| 2nd person
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husalishi
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hamsalishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasalishi
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hawasalishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -salishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasalisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasalisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -salishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisalishe
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tusalishe
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| 2nd person
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usalishe
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msalishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asalishe
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wasalishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -salishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisalishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesalisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesalisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisalisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisalisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asalisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasalisha
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twasalisha
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| 2nd person
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wasalisha
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mwasalisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asalisha
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wasalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasalisha
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yasalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasalisha
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yasalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasalisha
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vyasalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasalisha
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zasalisha
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| u(XI)
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wasalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasalisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesalisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasalisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasalisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisalisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposalisha
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| Consecutive
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kasalisha / positive subject concord + -kasalisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasalishe
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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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-nisalisha
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-tusalisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusalisha
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-wasalisha/-kusalisheni/-wasalisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msalisha
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-wasalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usalisha
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-isalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisalisha
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-yasalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisalisha
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-visalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isalisha
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-zisalisha
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| u(XI)
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-usalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musalisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisalisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -salisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-salishaye
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-salishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-salishao
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-salishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-salishalo
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-salishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-salishacho
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-salishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-salishayo
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-salishazo
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| u(XI)
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-salishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-salishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-salishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-salishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -salisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesalisha
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-osalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osalisha
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-yosalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losalisha
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-yosalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosalisha
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-vyosalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosalisha
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-zosalisha
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| u(XI)
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-osalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosalisha
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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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