Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَحَيَّرَ (taḥayyara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tahayari (infinitive kutahayari)
- to be ashamed
- to be perplexed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tahayari
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| Positive present
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-natahayari
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| Subjunctive
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-tahayari
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| Negative
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-tahayari
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| Imperative singular
|
tahayari
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tahayari
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| Plural
|
tahayarini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutahayari
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litahayari
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutahayari
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahayari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatahayari/natahayari
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tunatahayari
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| 2nd person
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unatahayari
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mnatahayari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahayari
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wanatahayari
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natahayari
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahayari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitahayari
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hatutahayari
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| 2nd person
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hutahayari
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hamtahayari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatahayari
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hawatahayari
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tahayari
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatahayari
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatahayari
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahayari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitahayari
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tutahayari
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| 2nd person
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utahayari
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mtahayari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atahayari
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watahayari
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tahayari
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitahayari
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetahayari
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetahayari
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitahayari
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahayari
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahayari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natahayari
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twatahayari
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| 2nd person
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watahayari
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mwatahayari
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atahayari
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watahayari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watahayari
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yatahayari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latahayari
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yatahayari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatahayari
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vyatahayari
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| n(IX/X)
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yatahayari
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zatahayari
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| u(XI)
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watahayari
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatahayari
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| pa(XVI)
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patahayari
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatahayari
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahayari
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahayari
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahayari
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahayari
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahayari
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| Consecutive
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katahayari / positive subject concord + -katahayari
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katahayari
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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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-nitahayari
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-tutahayari
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| 2nd person
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-kutahayari
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-watahayari/-kutahayarini/-watahayarini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtahayari
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-watahayari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utahayari
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-itahayari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litahayari
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-yatahayari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitahayari
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-vitahayari
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| n(IX/X)
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-itahayari
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-zitahayari
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| u(XI)
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-utahayari
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutahayari
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| pa(XVI)
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-patahayari
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutahayari
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| Reflexive
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-jitahayari
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahayari- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tahayariye
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-tahayario
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tahayario
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-tahayariyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tahayarilo
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-tahayariyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tahayaricho
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-tahayarivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tahayariyo
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-tahayarizo
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| u(XI)
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-tahayario
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tahayariko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tahayaripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tahayarimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahayari)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetahayari
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-otahayari
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otahayari
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-yotahayari
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotahayari
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-yotahayari
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotahayari
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-vyotahayari
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotahayari
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-zotahayari
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| u(XI)
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-otahayari
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotahayari
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| pa(XVI)
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-potahayari
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motahayari
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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