Swahili
Verb
-taifishia (infinitive kutaifishia)
- Applicative form of -taifisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -taifishia
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| Positive present
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-nataifishia
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| Subjunctive
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-taifishie
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| Negative
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-taifishii
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| Imperative singular
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taifishia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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taifishia
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| Plural
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taifishieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutaifishia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litaifishia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutaifishia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataifishia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninataifishia/nataifishia
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tunataifishia
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| 2nd person
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unataifishia
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mnataifishia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anataifishia
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wanataifishia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nataifishia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -taifishii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitaifishii
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hatutaifishii
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| 2nd person
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hutaifishii
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hamtaifishii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hataifishii
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hawataifishii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -taifishii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tataifishia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tataifishia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taifishie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitaifishie
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tutaifishie
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| 2nd person
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utaifishie
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mtaifishie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishie
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wataifishie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -taifishie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitaifishie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetaifishia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetaifishia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitaifishia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitaifishia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataifishia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nataifishia
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twataifishia
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| 2nd person
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wataifishia
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mwataifishia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishia
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wataifishia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wataifishia
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yataifishia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lataifishia
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yataifishia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chataifishia
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vyataifishia
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| n(IX/X)
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yataifishia
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zataifishia
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| u(XI)
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wataifishia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwataifishia
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| pa(XVI)
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pataifishia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwataifishia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metaifishia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshataifishia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jataifishia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitaifishia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotaifishia
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| Consecutive
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kataifishia / positive subject concord + -kataifishia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kataifishie
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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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-nitaifishia
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-tutaifishia
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| 2nd person
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-kutaifishia
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-wataifishia/-kutaifishieni/-wataifishieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtaifishia
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-wataifishia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utaifishia
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-itaifishia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litaifishia
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-yataifishia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitaifishia
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-vitaifishia
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| n(IX/X)
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-itaifishia
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-zitaifishia
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| u(XI)
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-utaifishia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutaifishia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pataifishia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutaifishia
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| Reflexive
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-jitaifishia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taifishia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-taifishiaye
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-taifishiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-taifishiao
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-taifishiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-taifishialo
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-taifishiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-taifishiacho
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-taifishiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-taifishiayo
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-taifishiazo
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| u(XI)
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-taifishiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-taifishiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-taifishiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-taifishiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taifishia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetaifishia
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-otaifishia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otaifishia
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-yotaifishia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotaifishia
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-yotaifishia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotaifishia
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-vyotaifishia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotaifishia
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-zotaifishia
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| u(XI)
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-otaifishia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotaifishia
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| pa(XVI)
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-potaifishia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motaifishia
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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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