Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sikiwa (infinitive kusikiwa)
- Passive form of -sikia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sikiwa
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| Positive present
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-nasikiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-sikiwe
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| Negative
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-sikiwi
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| Imperative singular
|
sikiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sikiwa
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| Plural
|
sikiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husikiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasikiwa/nasikiwa
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tunasikiwa
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| 2nd person
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unasikiwa
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mnasikiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikiwa
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wanasikiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisikiwi
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hatusikiwi
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| 2nd person
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husikiwi
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hamsikiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikiwi
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hawasikiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisikiwe
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tusikiwe
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| 2nd person
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usikiwe
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msikiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikiwe
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wasikiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasikiwa
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twasikiwa
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| 2nd person
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wasikiwa
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mwasikiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikiwa
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wasikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasikiwa
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yasikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasikiwa
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yasikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasikiwa
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vyasikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yasikiwa
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zasikiwa
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| u(XI)
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wasikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pasikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasikiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikiwa
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| Consecutive
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kasikiwa / positive subject concord + -kasikiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikiwe
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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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-nisikiwa
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-tusikiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kusikiwa
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-wasikiwa/-kusikiweni/-wasikiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msikiwa
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-wasikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usikiwa
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-isikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisikiwa
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-yasikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisikiwa
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-visikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-isikiwa
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-zisikiwa
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| u(XI)
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-usikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musikiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jisikiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sikiwaye
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-sikiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sikiwao
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-sikiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sikiwalo
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-sikiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sikiwacho
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-sikiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sikiwayo
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-sikiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-sikiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sikiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sikiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sikiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesikiwa
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-osikiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osikiwa
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-yosikiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losikiwa
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-yosikiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosikiwa
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-vyosikiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosikiwa
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-zosikiwa
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| u(XI)
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-osikiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosikiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-posikiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosikiwa
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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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