Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sikilisha (infinitive kusikilisha)
- Causative form of -sikia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sikilisha
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| Positive present
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-nasikilisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sikilishe
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| Negative
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-sikilishi
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| Imperative singular
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sikilisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sikilisha
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| Plural
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sikilisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husikilisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikilisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikilisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasikilisha/nasikilisha
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tunasikilisha
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| 2nd person
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unasikilisha
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mnasikilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikilisha
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wanasikilisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikilisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisikilishi
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hatusikilishi
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| 2nd person
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husikilishi
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hamsikilishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikilishi
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hawasikilishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikilishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikilisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikilisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisikilishe
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tusikilishe
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| 2nd person
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usikilishe
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msikilishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikilishe
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wasikilishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikilishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikilishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikilisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikilisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikilisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikilisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasikilisha
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twasikilisha
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| 2nd person
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wasikilisha
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mwasikilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikilisha
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wasikilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasikilisha
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yasikilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasikilisha
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yasikilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasikilisha
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vyasikilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasikilisha
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zasikilisha
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| u(XI)
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wasikilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasikilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasikilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasikilisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikilisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikilisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikilisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikilisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikilisha
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| Consecutive
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kasikilisha / positive subject concord + -kasikilisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikilishe
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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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-nisikilisha
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-tusikilisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusikilisha
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-wasikilisha/-kusikilisheni/-wasikilisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msikilisha
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-wasikilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usikilisha
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-isikilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisikilisha
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-yasikilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisikilisha
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-visikilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isikilisha
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-zisikilisha
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| u(XI)
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-usikilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusikilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasikilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musikilisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisikilisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikilisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sikilishaye
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-sikilishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sikilishao
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-sikilishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sikilishalo
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-sikilishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sikilishacho
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-sikilishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sikilishayo
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-sikilishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sikilishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sikilishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sikilishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sikilishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesikilisha
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-osikilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osikilisha
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-yosikilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losikilisha
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-yosikilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosikilisha
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-vyosikilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosikilisha
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-zosikilisha
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| u(XI)
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-osikilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosikilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posikilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosikilisha
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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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