Swahili
Etymology
From sherehe (“celebration, party”) + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-sherehesha (infinitive kusherehesha)
- Causative form of sherehe: to cause someone to celebrate or party
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sherehesha
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| Positive present
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-nasherehesha
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| Subjunctive
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-shereheshe
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| Negative
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-shereheshi
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| Imperative singular
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sherehesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sherehesha
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| Plural
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sherehesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husherehesha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisherehesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusherehesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasherehesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasherehesha/nasherehesha
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tunasherehesha
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| 2nd person
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unasherehesha
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mnasherehesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasherehesha
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wanasherehesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasherehesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shereheshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishereheshi
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hatushereheshi
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| 2nd person
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hushereheshi
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hamshereheshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashereheshi
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hawashereheshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shereheshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasherehesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasherehesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shereheshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishereheshe
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tushereheshe
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| 2nd person
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ushereheshe
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mshereheshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashereheshe
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washereheshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shereheshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishereheshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesherehesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesherehesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisherehesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisherehesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asherehesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasherehesha
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twasherehesha
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| 2nd person
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washerehesha
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mwasherehesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asherehesha
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washerehesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washerehesha
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yasherehesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasherehesha
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yasherehesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasherehesha
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vyasherehesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasherehesha
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zasherehesha
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| u(XI)
|
washerehesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasherehesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasherehesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasherehesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesherehesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasherehesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasherehesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisherehesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposherehesha
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| Consecutive
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kasherehesha / positive subject concord + -kasherehesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashereheshe
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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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-nisherehesha
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-tusherehesha
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| 2nd person
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-kusherehesha
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-washerehesha/-kusherehesheni/-washerehesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msherehesha
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-washerehesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usherehesha
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-isherehesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisherehesha
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-yasherehesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisherehesha
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-visherehesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isherehesha
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-zisherehesha
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| u(XI)
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-usherehesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusherehesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasherehesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musherehesha
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| Reflexive
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-jisherehesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sherehesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shereheshaye
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-shereheshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shereheshao
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-shereheshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shereheshalo
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-shereheshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shereheshacho
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-shereheshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shereheshayo
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-shereheshazo
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| u(XI)
|
-shereheshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shereheshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shereheshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shereheshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sherehesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesherehesha
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-osherehesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osherehesha
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-yosherehesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losherehesha
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-yosherehesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosherehesha
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-vyosherehesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosherehesha
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-zosherehesha
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| u(XI)
|
-osherehesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosherehesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posherehesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosherehesha
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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