Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-shushika (infinitive kushushika)
- Stative form of -shusha: to be lowerable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shushika
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| Positive present
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-nashushika
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| Subjunctive
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-shushike
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| Negative
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-shushiki
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| Imperative singular
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shushika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shushika
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| Plural
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shushikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushushika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishushika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushushika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashushika/nashushika
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tunashushika
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| 2nd person
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unashushika
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mnashushika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashushika
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wanashushika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashushika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishushiki
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hatushushiki
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| 2nd person
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hushushiki
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hamshushiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashushiki
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hawashushiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shushiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashushika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashushika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishushike
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tushushike
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| 2nd person
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ushushike
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mshushike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashushike
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washushike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shushike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishushike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshushika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshushika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishushika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishushika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashushika
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twashushika
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| 2nd person
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washushika
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mwashushika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashushika
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washushika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washushika
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yashushika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashushika
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yashushika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashushika
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vyashushika
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| n(IX/X)
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yashushika
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zashushika
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| u(XI)
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washushika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashushika
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| pa(XVI)
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pashushika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashushika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshushika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashushika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashushika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishushika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhushika
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| Consecutive
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kashushika / positive subject concord + -kashushika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashushike
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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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-nishushika
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-tushushika
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| 2nd person
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-kushushika
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-washushika/-kushushikeni/-washushikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshushika
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-washushika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushushika
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-ishushika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishushika
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-yashushika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishushika
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-vishushika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishushika
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-zishushika
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| u(XI)
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-ushushika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushushika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashushika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushushika
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| Reflexive
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-jishushika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shushikaye
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-shushikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shushikao
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-shushikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shushikalo
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-shushikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shushikacho
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-shushikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shushikayo
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-shushikazo
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| u(XI)
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-shushikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shushikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shushikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shushikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshushika
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-oshushika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshushika
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-yoshushika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshushika
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-yoshushika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshushika
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-vyoshushika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshushika
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-zoshushika
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| u(XI)
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-oshushika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshushika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshushika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshushika
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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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