Swahili
Etymology
From Swahili + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-swahilisha (infinitive kuswahilisha)
- to swahilify
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -swahilisha
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| Positive present
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-naswahilisha
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| Subjunctive
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-swahilishe
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| Negative
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-swahilishi
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| Imperative singular
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swahilisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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swahilisha
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| Plural
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swahilisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huswahilisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liswahilisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuswahilisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naswahilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaswahilisha/naswahilisha
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tunaswahilisha
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| 2nd person
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unaswahilisha
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mnaswahilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaswahilisha
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wanaswahilisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naswahilisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -swahilishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siswahilishi
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hatuswahilishi
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| 2nd person
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huswahilishi
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hamswahilishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haswahilishi
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hawaswahilishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -swahilishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taswahilisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taswahilisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -swahilishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niswahilishe
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tuswahilishe
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| 2nd person
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uswahilishe
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mswahilishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aswahilishe
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waswahilishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -swahilishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siswahilishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeswahilisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeswahilisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliswahilisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliswahilisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aswahilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naswahilisha
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twaswahilisha
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| 2nd person
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waswahilisha
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mwaswahilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aswahilisha
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waswahilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waswahilisha
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yaswahilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laswahilisha
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yaswahilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaswahilisha
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vyaswahilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaswahilisha
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zaswahilisha
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| u(XI)
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waswahilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaswahilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paswahilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaswahilisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meswahilisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaswahilisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaswahilisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiswahilisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposwahilisha
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| Consecutive
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kaswahilisha / positive subject concord + -kaswahilisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaswahilishe
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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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-niswahilisha
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-tuswahilisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuswahilisha
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-waswahilisha/-kuswahilisheni/-waswahilisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mswahilisha
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-waswahilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uswahilisha
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-iswahilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liswahilisha
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-yaswahilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiswahilisha
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-viswahilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iswahilisha
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-ziswahilisha
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| u(XI)
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-uswahilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuswahilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paswahilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muswahilisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiswahilisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -swahilisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-swahilishaye
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-swahilishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-swahilishao
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-swahilishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-swahilishalo
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-swahilishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-swahilishacho
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-swahilishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-swahilishayo
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-swahilishazo
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| u(XI)
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-swahilishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-swahilishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-swahilishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-swahilishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -swahilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeswahilisha
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-oswahilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oswahilisha
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-yoswahilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loswahilisha
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-yoswahilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choswahilisha
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-vyoswahilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoswahilisha
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-zoswahilisha
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| u(XI)
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-oswahilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koswahilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poswahilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moswahilisha
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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