Swahili
Verb
-shikisha (infinitive kushikisha)
- Causative form of -shika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shikisha
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| Positive present
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-nashikisha
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| Subjunctive
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-shikishe
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| Negative
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-shikishi
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| Imperative singular
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shikisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shikisha
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| Plural
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shikisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushikisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishikisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushikisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashikisha/nashikisha
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tunashikisha
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| 2nd person
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unashikisha
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mnashikisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashikisha
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wanashikisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashikisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishikishi
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hatushikishi
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| 2nd person
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hushikishi
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hamshikishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashikishi
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hawashikishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shikishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashikisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashikisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishikishe
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tushikishe
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| 2nd person
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ushikishe
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mshikishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikishe
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washikishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shikishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishikishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshikisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshikisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishikisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishikisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashikisha
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twashikisha
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| 2nd person
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washikisha
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mwashikisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikisha
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washikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washikisha
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yashikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashikisha
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yashikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashikisha
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vyashikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yashikisha
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zashikisha
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| u(XI)
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washikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pashikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashikisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshikisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashikisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashikisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishikisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhikisha
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| Consecutive
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kashikisha / positive subject concord + -kashikisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashikishe
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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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-nishikisha
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-tushikisha
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| 2nd person
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-kushikisha
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-washikisha/-kushikisheni/-washikisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshikisha
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-washikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushikisha
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-ishikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishikisha
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-yashikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishikisha
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-vishikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishikisha
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-zishikisha
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| u(XI)
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-ushikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushikisha
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| Reflexive
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-jishikisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shikishaye
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-shikishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shikishao
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-shikishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shikishalo
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-shikishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shikishacho
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-shikishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shikishayo
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-shikishazo
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| u(XI)
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-shikishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shikishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shikishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shikishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshikisha
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-oshikisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshikisha
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-yoshikisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshikisha
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-yoshikisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshikisha
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-vyoshikisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshikisha
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-zoshikisha
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| u(XI)
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-oshikisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshikisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshikisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshikisha
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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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