Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sikika (infinitive kusikika)
- Stative form of -sikia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sikika
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| Positive present
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-nasikika
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| Subjunctive
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-sikike
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| Negative
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-sikiki
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| Imperative singular
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sikika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sikika
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| Plural
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sikikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husikika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasikika/nasikika
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tunasikika
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| 2nd person
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unasikika
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mnasikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikika
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wanasikika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisikiki
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hatusikiki
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| 2nd person
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husikiki
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hamsikiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikiki
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hawasikiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisikike
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tusikike
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| 2nd person
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usikike
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msikike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikike
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wasikike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasikika
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twasikika
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| 2nd person
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wasikika
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mwasikika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikika
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wasikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasikika
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yasikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasikika
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yasikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasikika
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vyasikika
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| n(IX/X)
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yasikika
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zasikika
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| u(XI)
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wasikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasikika
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| pa(XVI)
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pasikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasikika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikika
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| Consecutive
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kasikika / positive subject concord + -kasikika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikike
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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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-nisikika
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-tusikika
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| 2nd person
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-kusikika
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-wasikika/-kusikikeni/-wasikikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msikika
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-wasikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usikika
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-isikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisikika
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-yasikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisikika
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-visikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-isikika
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-zisikika
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| u(XI)
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-usikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musikika
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| Reflexive
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-jisikika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sikikaye
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-sikikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sikikao
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-sikikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sikikalo
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-sikikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sikikacho
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-sikikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sikikayo
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-sikikazo
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| u(XI)
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-sikikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sikikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sikikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sikikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesikika
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-osikika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osikika
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-yosikika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losikika
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-yosikika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosikika
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-vyosikika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosikika
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-zosikika
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| u(XI)
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-osikika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosikika
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| pa(XVI)
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-posikika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosikika
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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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