Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-shushwa (infinitive kushushwa)
- Passive form of -shusha: to be lowered
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shushwa
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| Positive present
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-nashushwa
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| Subjunctive
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-shushwe
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| Negative
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-shushwi
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| Imperative singular
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shushwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shushwa
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| Plural
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shushweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hushushwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishushwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushushwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashushwa/nashushwa
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tunashushwa
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| 2nd person
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unashushwa
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mnashushwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashushwa
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wanashushwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashushwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishushwi
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hatushushwi
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| 2nd person
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hushushwi
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hamshushwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashushwi
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hawashushwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shushwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashushwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashushwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishushwe
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tushushwe
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| 2nd person
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ushushwe
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mshushwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashushwe
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washushwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shushwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishushwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshushwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshushwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishushwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishushwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashushwa
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twashushwa
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| 2nd person
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washushwa
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mwashushwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashushwa
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washushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washushwa
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yashushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashushwa
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yashushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashushwa
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vyashushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yashushwa
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zashushwa
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| u(XI)
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washushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pashushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashushwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshushwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashushwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashushwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishushwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhushwa
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| Consecutive
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kashushwa / positive subject concord + -kashushwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashushwe
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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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-nishushwa
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-tushushwa
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| 2nd person
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-kushushwa
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-washushwa/-kushushweni/-washushweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshushwa
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-washushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushushwa
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-ishushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishushwa
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-yashushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishushwa
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-vishushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishushwa
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-zishushwa
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| u(XI)
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-ushushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kushushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushushwa
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| Reflexive
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-jishushwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shushwaye
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-shushwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shushwao
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-shushwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shushwalo
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-shushwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shushwacho
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-shushwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-shushwayo
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-shushwazo
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| u(XI)
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-shushwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shushwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-shushwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shushwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshushwa
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-oshushwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshushwa
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-yoshushwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshushwa
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-yoshushwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choshushwa
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-vyoshushwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshushwa
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-zoshushwa
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| u(XI)
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-oshushwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshushwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poshushwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshushwa
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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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