Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَحَنَ (šaḥana).
Pronunciation
Verb
-sheheni (infinitive kusheheni)
- to load (a cargo)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sheheni
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| Positive present
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-nasheheni
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| Subjunctive
|
-sheheni
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| Negative
|
-sheheni
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| Imperative singular
|
sheheni
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sheheni
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| Plural
|
shehenini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husheheni
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisheheni
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusheheni
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasheheni)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasheheni/nasheheni
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tunasheheni
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| 2nd person
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unasheheni
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mnasheheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasheheni
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wanasheheni
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasheheni
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sheheni)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisheheni
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hatusheheni
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| 2nd person
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husheheni
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hamsheheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasheheni
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hawasheheni
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sheheni
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasheheni
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasheheni
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sheheni)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisheheni
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tusheheni
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| 2nd person
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usheheni
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msheheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asheheni
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washeheni
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sheheni
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisheheni
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesheheni
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesheheni
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisheheni
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisheheni
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asheheni)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasheheni
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twasheheni
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| 2nd person
|
washeheni
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mwasheheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asheheni
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washeheni
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washeheni
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yasheheni
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasheheni
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yasheheni
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasheheni
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vyasheheni
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| n(IX/X)
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yasheheni
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zasheheni
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| u(XI)
|
washeheni
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasheheni
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasheheni
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasheheni
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesheheni
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasheheni
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasheheni
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisheheni
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposheheni
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| Consecutive
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kasheheni / positive subject concord + -kasheheni
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasheheni
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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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-nisheheni
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-tusheheni
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| 2nd person
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-kusheheni
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-washeheni/-kushehenini/-washehenini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msheheni
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-washeheni
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usheheni
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-isheheni
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisheheni
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-yasheheni
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisheheni
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-visheheni
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| n(IX/X)
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-isheheni
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-zisheheni
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| u(XI)
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-usheheni
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusheheni
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasheheni
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musheheni
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| Reflexive
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-jisheheni
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sheheni- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sheheniye
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-shehenio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shehenio
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-sheheniyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shehenilo
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-sheheniyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shehenicho
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-shehenivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sheheniyo
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-shehenizo
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| u(XI)
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-shehenio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sheheniko
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| pa(XVI)
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-shehenipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shehenimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sheheni)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesheheni
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-osheheni
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osheheni
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-yosheheni
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losheheni
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-yosheheni
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosheheni
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-vyosheheni
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosheheni
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-zosheheni
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| u(XI)
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-osheheni
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosheheni
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| pa(XVI)
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-posheheni
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosheheni
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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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