Swahili
Verb
-subirisha (infinitive kusubirisha)
- Causative form of -subiri
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -subirisha
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| Positive present
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-nasubirisha
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| Subjunctive
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-subirishe
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| Negative
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-subirishi
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| Imperative singular
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subirisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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subirisha
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| Plural
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subirisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husubirisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisubirisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusubirisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasubirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasubirisha/nasubirisha
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tunasubirisha
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| 2nd person
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unasubirisha
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mnasubirisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasubirisha
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wanasubirisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasubirisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -subirishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisubirishi
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hatusubirishi
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| 2nd person
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husubirishi
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hamsubirishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasubirishi
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hawasubirishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -subirishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasubirisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasubirisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -subirishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisubirishe
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tusubirishe
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| 2nd person
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usubirishe
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msubirishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asubirishe
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wasubirishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -subirishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisubirishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesubirisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesubirisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisubirisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisubirisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asubirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasubirisha
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twasubirisha
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| 2nd person
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wasubirisha
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mwasubirisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asubirisha
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wasubirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasubirisha
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yasubirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasubirisha
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yasubirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasubirisha
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vyasubirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasubirisha
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zasubirisha
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| u(XI)
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wasubirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasubirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasubirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasubirisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesubirisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasubirisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasubirisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisubirisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposubirisha
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| Consecutive
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kasubirisha / positive subject concord + -kasubirisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasubirishe
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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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-nisubirisha
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-tusubirisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusubirisha
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-wasubirisha/-kusubirisheni/-wasubirisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msubirisha
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-wasubirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usubirisha
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-isubirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisubirisha
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-yasubirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisubirisha
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-visubirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isubirisha
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-zisubirisha
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| u(XI)
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-usubirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusubirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasubirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musubirisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisubirisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -subirisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-subirishaye
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-subirishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-subirishao
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-subirishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-subirishalo
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-subirishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-subirishacho
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-subirishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-subirishayo
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-subirishazo
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| u(XI)
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-subirishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-subirishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-subirishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-subirishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -subirisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesubirisha
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-osubirisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osubirisha
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-yosubirisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losubirisha
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-yosubirisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosubirisha
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-vyosubirisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosubirisha
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-zosubirisha
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| u(XI)
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-osubirisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosubirisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posubirisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosubirisha
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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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