Swahili
Verb
-shikika (infinitive kushikika)
- Stative form of -shika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shikika
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| Positive present
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-nashikika
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| Subjunctive
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-shikike
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| Negative
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-shikiki
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| Imperative singular
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shikika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shikika
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| Plural
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shikikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushikika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishikika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushikika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashikika/nashikika
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tunashikika
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| 2nd person
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unashikika
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mnashikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashikika
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wanashikika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashikika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishikiki
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hatushikiki
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| 2nd person
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hushikiki
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hamshikiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashikiki
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hawashikiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shikiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashikika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashikika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishikike
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tushikike
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| 2nd person
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ushikike
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mshikike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikike
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washikike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shikike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishikike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshikika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshikika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishikika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishikika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashikika
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twashikika
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| 2nd person
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washikika
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mwashikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikika
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washikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washikika
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yashikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashikika
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yashikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashikika
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vyashikika
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| n(IX/X)
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yashikika
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zashikika
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| u(XI)
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washikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashikika
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| pa(XVI)
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pashikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashikika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshikika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashikika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashikika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishikika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhikika
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| Consecutive
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kashikika / positive subject concord + -kashikika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashikike
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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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-nishikika
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-tushikika
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| 2nd person
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-kushikika
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-washikika/-kushikikeni/-washikikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshikika
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-washikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushikika
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-ishikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishikika
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-yashikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishikika
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-vishikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishikika
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-zishikika
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| u(XI)
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-ushikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushikika
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| Reflexive
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-jishikika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shikikaye
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-shikikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shikikao
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-shikikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shikikalo
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-shikikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shikikacho
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-shikikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shikikayo
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-shikikazo
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| u(XI)
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-shikikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shikikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shikikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shikikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshikika
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-oshikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshikika
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-yoshikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshikika
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-yoshikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshikika
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-vyoshikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshikika
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-zoshikika
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| u(XI)
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-oshikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshikika
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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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