Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Verb
-taanisi (infinitive kutaanisi)
- to please, entertain
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -taanisi
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| Positive present
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-nataanisi
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| Subjunctive
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-taanisi
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| Negative
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-taanisi
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| Imperative singular
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taanisi
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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taanisi
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| Plural
|
taanisini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutaanisi
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litaanisi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutaanisi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataanisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninataanisi/nataanisi
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tunataanisi
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| 2nd person
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unataanisi
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mnataanisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anataanisi
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wanataanisi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nataanisi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -taanisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitaanisi
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hatutaanisi
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| 2nd person
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hutaanisi
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hamtaanisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hataanisi
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hawataanisi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -taanisi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tataanisi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tataanisi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taanisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitaanisi
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tutaanisi
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| 2nd person
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utaanisi
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mtaanisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataanisi
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wataanisi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -taanisi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitaanisi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetaanisi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetaanisi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitaanisi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitaanisi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataanisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nataanisi
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twataanisi
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| 2nd person
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wataanisi
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mwataanisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataanisi
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wataanisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wataanisi
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yataanisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lataanisi
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yataanisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chataanisi
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vyataanisi
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| n(IX/X)
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yataanisi
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zataanisi
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| u(XI)
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wataanisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwataanisi
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| pa(XVI)
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pataanisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwataanisi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metaanisi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshataanisi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jataanisi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitaanisi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotaanisi
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| Consecutive
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kataanisi / positive subject concord + -kataanisi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kataanisi
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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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-nitaanisi
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-tutaanisi
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| 2nd person
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-kutaanisi
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-wataanisi/-kutaanisini/-wataanisini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtaanisi
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-wataanisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utaanisi
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-itaanisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litaanisi
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-yataanisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitaanisi
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-vitaanisi
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| n(IX/X)
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-itaanisi
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-zitaanisi
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| u(XI)
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-utaanisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutaanisi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pataanisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutaanisi
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| Reflexive
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-jitaanisi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taanisi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-taanisiye
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-taanisio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-taanisio
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-taanisiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-taanisilo
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-taanisiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-taanisicho
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-taanisivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-taanisiyo
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-taanisizo
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| u(XI)
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-taanisio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-taanisiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-taanisipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-taanisimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taanisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetaanisi
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-otaanisi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otaanisi
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-yotaanisi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotaanisi
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-yotaanisi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotaanisi
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-vyotaanisi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotaanisi
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-zotaanisi
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| u(XI)
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-otaanisi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotaanisi
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| pa(XVI)
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-potaanisi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motaanisi
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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