Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sitawi (infinitive kusitawi)
- alternative spelling of -stawi (“to prosper, thrive, flourish; to develop”)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sitawi
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| Positive present
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-nasitawi
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| Subjunctive
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-sitawi
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| Negative
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-sitawi
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| Imperative singular
|
sitawi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sitawi
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| Plural
|
sitawini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husitawi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisitawi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusitawi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasitawi/nasitawi
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tunasitawi
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| 2nd person
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unasitawi
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mnasitawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasitawi
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wanasitawi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasitawi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisitawi
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hatusitawi
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| 2nd person
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husitawi
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hamsitawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasitawi
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hawasitawi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sitawi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasitawi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasitawi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisitawi
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tusitawi
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| 2nd person
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usitawi
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msitawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitawi
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wasitawi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sitawi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisitawi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesitawi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesitawi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisitawi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisitawi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasitawi
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twasitawi
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| 2nd person
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wasitawi
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mwasitawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitawi
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wasitawi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasitawi
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yasitawi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasitawi
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yasitawi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasitawi
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vyasitawi
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| n(IX/X)
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yasitawi
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zasitawi
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| u(XI)
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wasitawi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasitawi
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| pa(XVI)
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pasitawi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasitawi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesitawi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasitawi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasitawi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisitawi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipositawi
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| Consecutive
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kasitawi / positive subject concord + -kasitawi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasitawi
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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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-nisitawi
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-tusitawi
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| 2nd person
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-kusitawi
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-wasitawi/-kusitawini/-wasitawini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msitawi
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-wasitawi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usitawi
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-isitawi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisitawi
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-yasitawi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisitawi
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-visitawi
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| n(IX/X)
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-isitawi
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-zisitawi
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| u(XI)
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-usitawi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusitawi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasitawi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musitawi
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| Reflexive
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-jisitawi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitawi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sitawiye
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-sitawio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sitawio
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-sitawiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sitawilo
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-sitawiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sitawicho
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-sitawivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sitawiyo
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-sitawizo
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| u(XI)
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-sitawio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sitawiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-sitawipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sitawimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesitawi
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-ositawi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ositawi
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-yositawi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lositawi
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-yositawi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chositawi
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-vyositawi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yositawi
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-zositawi
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| u(XI)
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-ositawi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kositawi
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| pa(XVI)
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-positawi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mositawi
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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