Swahili
Verb
-semesha (infinitive kusemesha)
- Causative form of -sema
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semesha
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| Positive present
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-nasemesha
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| Subjunctive
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-semeshe
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| Negative
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-semeshi
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| Imperative singular
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semesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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semesha
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| Plural
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semesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husemesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisemesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusemesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasemesha/nasemesha
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tunasemesha
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| 2nd person
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unasemesha
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mnasemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasemesha
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wanasemesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasemesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemeshi
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hatusemeshi
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| 2nd person
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husemeshi
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hamsemeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemeshi
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hawasemeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -semeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasemesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasemesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemeshe
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tusemeshe
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| 2nd person
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usemeshe
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msemeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemeshe
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wasemeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -semeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesemesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesemesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisemesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisemesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasemesha
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twasemesha
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| 2nd person
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wasemesha
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mwasemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemesha
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wasemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasemesha
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yasemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasemesha
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yasemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasemesha
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vyasemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasemesha
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zasemesha
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| u(XI)
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wasemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasemesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesemesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemesha
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| Consecutive
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kasemesha / positive subject concord + -kasemesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasemeshe
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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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-nisemesha
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-tusemesha
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| 2nd person
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-kusemesha
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-wasemesha/-kusemesheni/-wasemesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msemesha
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-wasemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usemesha
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-isemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisemesha
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-yasemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisemesha
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-visemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isemesha
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-zisemesha
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| u(XI)
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-usemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musemesha
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| Reflexive
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-jisemesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semeshaye
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-semeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semeshao
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-semeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semeshalo
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-semeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semeshacho
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-semeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semeshayo
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-semeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-semeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-semeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-semeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesemesha
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-osemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osemesha
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-yosemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losemesha
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-yosemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosemesha
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-vyosemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosemesha
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-zosemesha
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| u(XI)
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-osemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosemesha
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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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