Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic تَبَسَّمَ (tabassama).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tabasamu (infinitive kutabasamu)
- to smile
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tabasamu
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| Positive present
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-natabasamu
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| Subjunctive
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-tabasamu
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| Negative
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-tabasamu
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| Imperative singular
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tabasamu
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tabasamu
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| Plural
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tabasamuni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutabasamu
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litabasamu
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutabasamu
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabasamu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatabasamu/natabasamu
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tunatabasamu
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| 2nd person
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unatabasamu
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mnatabasamu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatabasamu
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wanatabasamu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natabasamu
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabasamu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitabasamu
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hatutabasamu
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| 2nd person
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hutabasamu
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hamtabasamu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatabasamu
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hawatabasamu
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tabasamu
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatabasamu
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatabasamu
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabasamu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitabasamu
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tutabasamu
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| 2nd person
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utabasamu
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mtabasamu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atabasamu
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watabasamu
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tabasamu
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitabasamu
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetabasamu
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetabasamu
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitabasamu
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitabasamu
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabasamu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natabasamu
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twatabasamu
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| 2nd person
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watabasamu
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mwatabasamu
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atabasamu
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watabasamu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watabasamu
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yatabasamu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latabasamu
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yatabasamu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatabasamu
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vyatabasamu
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| n(IX/X)
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yatabasamu
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zatabasamu
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| u(XI)
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watabasamu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatabasamu
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| pa(XVI)
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patabasamu
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatabasamu
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metabasamu
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatabasamu
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatabasamu
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitabasamu
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotabasamu
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| Consecutive
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katabasamu / positive subject concord + -katabasamu
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katabasamu
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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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-nitabasamu
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-tutabasamu
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| 2nd person
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-kutabasamu
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-watabasamu/-kutabasamuni/-watabasamuni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtabasamu
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-watabasamu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utabasamu
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-itabasamu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litabasamu
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-yatabasamu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitabasamu
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-vitabasamu
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| n(IX/X)
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-itabasamu
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-zitabasamu
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| u(XI)
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-utabasamu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutabasamu
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| pa(XVI)
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-patabasamu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutabasamu
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| Reflexive
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-jitabasamu
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabasamu- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tabasamuye
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-tabasamuo
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tabasamuo
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-tabasamuyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tabasamulo
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-tabasamuyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tabasamucho
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-tabasamuvyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tabasamuyo
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-tabasamuzo
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| u(XI)
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-tabasamuo
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tabasamuko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tabasamupo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tabasamumo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabasamu)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetabasamu
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-otabasamu
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otabasamu
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-yotabasamu
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotabasamu
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-yotabasamu
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotabasamu
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-vyotabasamu
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotabasamu
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-zotabasamu
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| u(XI)
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-otabasamu
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotabasamu
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| pa(XVI)
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-potabasamu
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motabasamu
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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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