Swahili
Verb
-taifishika (infinitive kutaifishika)
- Stative form of -taifisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -taifishika
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| Positive present
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-nataifishika
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| Subjunctive
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-taifishike
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| Negative
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-taifishiki
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| Imperative singular
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taifishika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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taifishika
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| Plural
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taifishikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutaifishika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litaifishika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutaifishika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataifishika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninataifishika/nataifishika
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tunataifishika
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| 2nd person
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unataifishika
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mnataifishika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anataifishika
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wanataifishika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nataifishika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -taifishiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitaifishiki
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hatutaifishiki
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| 2nd person
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hutaifishiki
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hamtaifishiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hataifishiki
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hawataifishiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -taifishiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tataifishika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tataifishika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taifishike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitaifishike
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tutaifishike
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| 2nd person
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utaifishike
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mtaifishike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishike
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wataifishike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -taifishike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitaifishike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetaifishika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetaifishika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitaifishika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitaifishika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataifishika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nataifishika
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twataifishika
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| 2nd person
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wataifishika
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mwataifishika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishika
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wataifishika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wataifishika
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yataifishika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lataifishika
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yataifishika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chataifishika
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vyataifishika
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| n(IX/X)
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yataifishika
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zataifishika
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| u(XI)
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wataifishika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwataifishika
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| pa(XVI)
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pataifishika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwataifishika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metaifishika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshataifishika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jataifishika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitaifishika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotaifishika
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| Consecutive
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kataifishika / positive subject concord + -kataifishika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kataifishike
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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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-nitaifishika
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-tutaifishika
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| 2nd person
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-kutaifishika
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-wataifishika/-kutaifishikeni/-wataifishikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtaifishika
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-wataifishika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utaifishika
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-itaifishika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litaifishika
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-yataifishika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitaifishika
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-vitaifishika
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| n(IX/X)
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-itaifishika
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-zitaifishika
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| u(XI)
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-utaifishika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutaifishika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pataifishika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutaifishika
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| Reflexive
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-jitaifishika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taifishika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-taifishikaye
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-taifishikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-taifishikao
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-taifishikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-taifishikalo
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-taifishikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-taifishikacho
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-taifishikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-taifishikayo
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-taifishikazo
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| u(XI)
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-taifishikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-taifishikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-taifishikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-taifishikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taifishika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetaifishika
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-otaifishika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otaifishika
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-yotaifishika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotaifishika
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-yotaifishika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotaifishika
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-vyotaifishika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotaifishika
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-zotaifishika
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| u(XI)
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-otaifishika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotaifishika
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| pa(XVI)
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-potaifishika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motaifishika
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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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