Swahili
Verb
-shikia (infinitive kushikia)
- Applicative form of -shika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shikia
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| Positive present
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-nashikia
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| Subjunctive
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-shikie
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| Negative
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-shikii
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| Imperative singular
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shikia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shikia
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| Plural
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shikieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushikia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishikia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushikia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashikia/nashikia
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tunashikia
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| 2nd person
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unashikia
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mnashikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashikia
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wanashikia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashikia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishikii
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hatushikii
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| 2nd person
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hushikii
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hamshikii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashikii
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hawashikii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shikii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashikia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashikia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishikie
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tushikie
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| 2nd person
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ushikie
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mshikie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikie
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washikie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shikie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishikie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshikia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshikia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishikia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishikia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashikia
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twashikia
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| 2nd person
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washikia
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mwashikia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikia
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washikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washikia
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yashikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashikia
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yashikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashikia
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vyashikia
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| n(IX/X)
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yashikia
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zashikia
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| u(XI)
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washikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashikia
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| pa(XVI)
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pashikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashikia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshikia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashikia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashikia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishikia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhikia
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| Consecutive
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kashikia / positive subject concord + -kashikia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashikie
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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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-nishikia
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-tushikia
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| 2nd person
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-kushikia
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-washikia/-kushikieni/-washikieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshikia
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-washikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushikia
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-ishikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishikia
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-yashikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishikia
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-vishikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishikia
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-zishikia
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| u(XI)
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-ushikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushikia
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| Reflexive
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-jishikia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shikiaye
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-shikiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shikiao
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-shikiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shikialo
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-shikiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shikiacho
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-shikiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shikiayo
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-shikiazo
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| u(XI)
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-shikiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shikiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shikiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shikiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshikia
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-oshikia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshikia
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-yoshikia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshikia
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-yoshikia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshikia
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-vyoshikia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshikia
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-zoshikia
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| u(XI)
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-oshikia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshikia
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshikia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshikia
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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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