Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sitishwa (infinitive kusitishwa)
- Passive form of -sitisha: to be caused to pause
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sitishwa
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| Positive present
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-nasitishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-sitishwe
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| Negative
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-sitishwi
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| Imperative singular
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sitishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sitishwa
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| Plural
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sitishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husitishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisitishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusitishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasitishwa/nasitishwa
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tunasitishwa
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| 2nd person
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unasitishwa
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mnasitishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasitishwa
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wanasitishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasitishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisitishwi
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hatusitishwi
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| 2nd person
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husitishwi
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hamsitishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasitishwi
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hawasitishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sitishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasitishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasitishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisitishwe
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tusitishwe
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| 2nd person
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usitishwe
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msitishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitishwe
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wasitishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sitishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisitishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesitishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesitishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisitishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisitishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasitishwa
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twasitishwa
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| 2nd person
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wasitishwa
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mwasitishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitishwa
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wasitishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasitishwa
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yasitishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasitishwa
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yasitishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasitishwa
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vyasitishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yasitishwa
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zasitishwa
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| u(XI)
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wasitishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasitishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pasitishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasitishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesitishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasitishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasitishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisitishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipositishwa
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| Consecutive
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kasitishwa / positive subject concord + -kasitishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasitishwe
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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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-nisitishwa
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-tusitishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kusitishwa
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-wasitishwa/-kusitishweni/-wasitishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msitishwa
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-wasitishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usitishwa
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-isitishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisitishwa
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-yasitishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisitishwa
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-visitishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-isitishwa
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-zisitishwa
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| u(XI)
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-usitishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusitishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasitishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musitishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jisitishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sitishwaye
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-sitishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sitishwao
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-sitishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sitishwalo
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-sitishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sitishwacho
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-sitishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sitishwayo
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-sitishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-sitishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sitishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sitishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sitishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesitishwa
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-ositishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ositishwa
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-yositishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lositishwa
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-yositishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chositishwa
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-vyositishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yositishwa
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-zositishwa
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| u(XI)
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-ositishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kositishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-positishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mositishwa
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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