Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sikiliza (infinitive kusikiliza)
- Causative form of -sikia: to listen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sikiliza
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| Positive present
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-nasikiliza
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| Subjunctive
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-sikilize
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| Negative
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-sikilizi
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| Imperative singular
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sikiliza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sikiliza
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| Plural
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sikilizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husikiliza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikiliza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikiliza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasikiliza/nasikiliza
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tunasikiliza
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| 2nd person
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unasikiliza
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mnasikiliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikiliza
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wanasikiliza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikiliza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisikilizi
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hatusikilizi
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| 2nd person
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husikilizi
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hamsikilizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikilizi
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hawasikilizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikilizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikiliza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikiliza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisikilize
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tusikilize
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| 2nd person
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usikilize
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msikilize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikilize
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wasikilize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikilize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikilize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikiliza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikiliza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikiliza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikiliza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasikiliza
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twasikiliza
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| 2nd person
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wasikiliza
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mwasikiliza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikiliza
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wasikiliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasikiliza
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yasikiliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasikiliza
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yasikiliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasikiliza
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vyasikiliza
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| n(IX/X)
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yasikiliza
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zasikiliza
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| u(XI)
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wasikiliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasikiliza
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| pa(XVI)
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pasikiliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasikiliza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikiliza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikiliza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikiliza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikiliza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikiliza
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| Consecutive
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kasikiliza / positive subject concord + -kasikiliza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikilize
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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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-nisikiliza
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-tusikiliza
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| 2nd person
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-kusikiliza
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-wasikiliza/-kusikilizeni/-wasikilizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msikiliza
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-wasikiliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usikiliza
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-isikiliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisikiliza
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-yasikiliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisikiliza
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-visikiliza
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| n(IX/X)
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-isikiliza
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-zisikiliza
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| u(XI)
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-usikiliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusikiliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasikiliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musikiliza
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| Reflexive
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-jisikiliza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiliza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sikilizaye
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-sikilizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sikilizao
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-sikilizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sikilizalo
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-sikilizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sikilizacho
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-sikilizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sikilizayo
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-sikilizazo
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| u(XI)
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-sikilizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sikilizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sikilizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sikilizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiliza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesikiliza
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-osikiliza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osikiliza
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-yosikiliza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losikiliza
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-yosikiliza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosikiliza
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-vyosikiliza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosikiliza
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-zosikiliza
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| u(XI)
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-osikiliza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosikiliza
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| pa(XVI)
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-posikiliza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosikiliza
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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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Derived terms