Swahili
Verb
-shikwa (infinitive kushikwa)
- Passive form of -shika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shikwa
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| Positive present
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-nashikwa
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| Subjunctive
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-shikwe
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| Negative
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-shikwi
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| Imperative singular
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shikwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shikwa
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| Plural
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shikweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushikwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishikwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushikwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashikwa/nashikwa
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tunashikwa
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| 2nd person
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unashikwa
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mnashikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashikwa
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wanashikwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashikwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishikwi
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hatushikwi
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| 2nd person
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hushikwi
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hamshikwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashikwi
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hawashikwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shikwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashikwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashikwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishikwe
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tushikwe
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| 2nd person
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ushikwe
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mshikwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikwe
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washikwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shikwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishikwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshikwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshikwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishikwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishikwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashikwa
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twashikwa
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| 2nd person
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washikwa
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mwashikwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashikwa
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washikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washikwa
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yashikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashikwa
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yashikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashikwa
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vyashikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yashikwa
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zashikwa
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| u(XI)
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washikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pashikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashikwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshikwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashikwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashikwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishikwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhikwa
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| Consecutive
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kashikwa / positive subject concord + -kashikwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashikwe
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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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-nishikwa
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-tushikwa
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| 2nd person
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-kushikwa
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-washikwa/-kushikweni/-washikweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshikwa
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-washikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushikwa
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-ishikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishikwa
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-yashikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishikwa
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-vishikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishikwa
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-zishikwa
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| u(XI)
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-ushikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushikwa
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| Reflexive
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-jishikwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shikwaye
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-shikwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shikwao
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-shikwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shikwalo
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-shikwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shikwacho
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-shikwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shikwayo
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-shikwazo
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| u(XI)
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-shikwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shikwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shikwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shikwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshikwa
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-oshikwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshikwa
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-yoshikwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshikwa
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-yoshikwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshikwa
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-vyoshikwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshikwa
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-zoshikwa
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| u(XI)
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-oshikwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshikwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshikwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshikwa
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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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