Swahili
Verb
-sitawisha (infinitive kusitawisha)
- Causative form of -sitawi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sitawisha
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| Positive present
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-nasitawisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sitawishe
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| Negative
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-sitawishi
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| Imperative singular
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sitawisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sitawisha
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| Plural
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sitawisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husitawisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisitawisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusitawisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitawisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasitawisha/nasitawisha
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tunasitawisha
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| 2nd person
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unasitawisha
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mnasitawisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasitawisha
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wanasitawisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasitawisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitawishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisitawishi
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hatusitawishi
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| 2nd person
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husitawishi
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hamsitawishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasitawishi
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hawasitawishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sitawishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasitawisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasitawisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitawishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisitawishe
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tusitawishe
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| 2nd person
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usitawishe
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msitawishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitawishe
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wasitawishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sitawishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisitawishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesitawisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesitawisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisitawisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisitawisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitawisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasitawisha
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twasitawisha
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| 2nd person
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wasitawisha
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mwasitawisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitawisha
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wasitawisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasitawisha
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yasitawisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasitawisha
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yasitawisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasitawisha
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vyasitawisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasitawisha
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zasitawisha
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| u(XI)
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wasitawisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasitawisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasitawisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasitawisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesitawisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasitawisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasitawisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisitawisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipositawisha
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| Consecutive
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kasitawisha / positive subject concord + -kasitawisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasitawishe
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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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-nisitawisha
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-tusitawisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusitawisha
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-wasitawisha/-kusitawisheni/-wasitawisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msitawisha
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-wasitawisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usitawisha
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-isitawisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisitawisha
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-yasitawisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisitawisha
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-visitawisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isitawisha
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-zisitawisha
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| u(XI)
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-usitawisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusitawisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasitawisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musitawisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisitawisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitawisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sitawishaye
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-sitawishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sitawishao
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-sitawishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sitawishalo
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-sitawishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sitawishacho
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-sitawishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sitawishayo
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-sitawishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sitawishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sitawishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sitawishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sitawishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitawisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesitawisha
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-ositawisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ositawisha
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-yositawisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lositawisha
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-yositawisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chositawisha
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-vyositawisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yositawisha
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-zositawisha
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| u(XI)
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-ositawisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kositawisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-positawisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mositawisha
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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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