Swahili
Etymology
From sawa + -isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-sawazisha (infinitive kusawazisha)
- Causative form of sawa: to make similar, even out; equalize
- to liken, compare
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sawazisha
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| Positive present
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-nasawazisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sawazishe
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| Negative
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-sawazishi
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| Imperative singular
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sawazisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sawazisha
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| Plural
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sawazisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husawazisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisawazisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusawazisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasawazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasawazisha/nasawazisha
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tunasawazisha
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| 2nd person
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unasawazisha
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mnasawazisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasawazisha
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wanasawazisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasawazisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sawazishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisawazishi
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hatusawazishi
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| 2nd person
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husawazishi
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hamsawazishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasawazishi
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hawasawazishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sawazishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasawazisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasawazisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sawazishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisawazishe
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tusawazishe
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| 2nd person
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usawazishe
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msawazishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asawazishe
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wasawazishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sawazishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisawazishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesawazisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesawazisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisawazisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisawazisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asawazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasawazisha
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twasawazisha
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| 2nd person
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wasawazisha
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mwasawazisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asawazisha
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wasawazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasawazisha
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yasawazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasawazisha
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yasawazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasawazisha
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vyasawazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasawazisha
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zasawazisha
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| u(XI)
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wasawazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasawazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasawazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasawazisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesawazisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasawazisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasawazisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisawazisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposawazisha
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| Consecutive
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kasawazisha / positive subject concord + -kasawazisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasawazishe
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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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-nisawazisha
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-tusawazisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusawazisha
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-wasawazisha/-kusawazisheni/-wasawazisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msawazisha
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-wasawazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usawazisha
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-isawazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisawazisha
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-yasawazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisawazisha
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-visawazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isawazisha
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-zisawazisha
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| u(XI)
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-usawazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusawazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasawazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musawazisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisawazisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sawazisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sawazishaye
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-sawazishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sawazishao
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-sawazishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sawazishalo
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-sawazishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sawazishacho
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-sawazishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sawazishayo
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-sawazishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sawazishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sawazishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sawazishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sawazishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sawazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesawazisha
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-osawazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osawazisha
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-yosawazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losawazisha
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-yosawazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosawazisha
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-vyosawazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosawazisha
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-zosawazisha
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| u(XI)
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-osawazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosawazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posawazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosawazisha
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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