Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَهَّرَ (ṭahhara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tahiri (infinitive kutahiri)
- to circumcise
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tahiri
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| Positive present
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-natahiri
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| Subjunctive
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-tahiri
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| Negative
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-tahiri
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| Imperative singular
|
tahiri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tahiri
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| Plural
|
tahirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutahiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litahiri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutahiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatahiri/natahiri
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tunatahiri
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| 2nd person
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unatahiri
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mnatahiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatahiri
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wanatahiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natahiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitahiri
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hatutahiri
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| 2nd person
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hutahiri
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hamtahiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatahiri
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hawatahiri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tahiri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatahiri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatahiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitahiri
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tutahiri
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| 2nd person
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utahiri
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mtahiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atahiri
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watahiri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tahiri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitahiri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetahiri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetahiri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitahiri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitahiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natahiri
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twatahiri
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| 2nd person
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watahiri
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mwatahiri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atahiri
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watahiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watahiri
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yatahiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latahiri
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yatahiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatahiri
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vyatahiri
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| n(IX/X)
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yatahiri
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zatahiri
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| u(XI)
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watahiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatahiri
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| pa(XVI)
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patahiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatahiri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metahiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatahiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatahiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitahiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotahiri
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| Consecutive
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katahiri / positive subject concord + -katahiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katahiri
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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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-nitahiri
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-tutahiri
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| 2nd person
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-kutahiri
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-watahiri/-kutahirini/-watahirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtahiri
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-watahiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utahiri
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-itahiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litahiri
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-yatahiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitahiri
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-vitahiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-itahiri
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-zitahiri
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| u(XI)
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-utahiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutahiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-patahiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutahiri
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| Reflexive
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-jitahiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tahiriye
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-tahirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tahirio
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-tahiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tahirilo
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-tahiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tahiricho
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-tahirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tahiriyo
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-tahirizo
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| u(XI)
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-tahirio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tahiriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-tahiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tahirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetahiri
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-otahiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otahiri
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-yotahiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotahiri
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-yotahiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotahiri
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-vyotahiri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotahiri
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-zotahiri
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| u(XI)
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-otahiri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotahiri
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| pa(XVI)
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-potahiri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motahiri
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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