Swahili
Verb
-sanifisha (infinitive kusanifisha)
- Causative form of -sanifu: to standardise
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sanifisha
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| Positive present
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-nasanifisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sanifishe
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| Negative
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-sanifishi
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| Imperative singular
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sanifisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sanifisha
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| Plural
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sanifisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husanifisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisanifisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusanifisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasanifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasanifisha/nasanifisha
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tunasanifisha
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| 2nd person
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unasanifisha
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mnasanifisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasanifisha
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wanasanifisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasanifisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sanifishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisanifishi
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hatusanifishi
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| 2nd person
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husanifishi
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hamsanifishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasanifishi
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hawasanifishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sanifishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasanifisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasanifisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sanifishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisanifishe
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tusanifishe
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| 2nd person
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usanifishe
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msanifishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asanifishe
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wasanifishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sanifishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisanifishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesanifisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesanifisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisanifisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisanifisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asanifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasanifisha
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twasanifisha
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| 2nd person
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wasanifisha
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mwasanifisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asanifisha
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wasanifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasanifisha
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yasanifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasanifisha
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yasanifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasanifisha
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vyasanifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasanifisha
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zasanifisha
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| u(XI)
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wasanifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasanifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasanifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasanifisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesanifisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasanifisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasanifisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisanifisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposanifisha
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| Consecutive
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kasanifisha / positive subject concord + -kasanifisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasanifishe
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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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-nisanifisha
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-tusanifisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusanifisha
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-wasanifisha/-kusanifisheni/-wasanifisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msanifisha
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-wasanifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usanifisha
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-isanifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisanifisha
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-yasanifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisanifisha
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-visanifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isanifisha
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-zisanifisha
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| u(XI)
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-usanifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusanifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasanifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musanifisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisanifisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sanifisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sanifishaye
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-sanifishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sanifishao
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-sanifishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sanifishalo
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-sanifishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sanifishacho
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-sanifishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sanifishayo
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-sanifishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sanifishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sanifishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sanifishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sanifishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sanifisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesanifisha
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-osanifisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osanifisha
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-yosanifisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losanifisha
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-yosanifisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosanifisha
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-vyosanifisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosanifisha
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-zosanifisha
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| u(XI)
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-osanifisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosanifisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posanifisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosanifisha
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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