Swahili
Verb
-taifishwa (infinitive kutaifishwa)
- Passive form of -taifisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -taifishwa
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| Positive present
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-nataifishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-taifishwe
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| Negative
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-taifishwi
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| Imperative singular
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taifishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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taifishwa
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| Plural
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taifishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutaifishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litaifishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutaifishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nataifishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninataifishwa/nataifishwa
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tunataifishwa
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| 2nd person
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unataifishwa
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mnataifishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anataifishwa
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wanataifishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nataifishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -taifishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitaifishwi
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hatutaifishwi
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| 2nd person
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hutaifishwi
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hamtaifishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hataifishwi
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hawataifishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -taifishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tataifishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tataifishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -taifishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitaifishwe
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tutaifishwe
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| 2nd person
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utaifishwe
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mtaifishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishwe
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wataifishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -taifishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitaifishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetaifishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetaifishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitaifishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitaifishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ataifishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nataifishwa
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twataifishwa
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| 2nd person
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wataifishwa
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mwataifishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ataifishwa
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wataifishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wataifishwa
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yataifishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lataifishwa
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yataifishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chataifishwa
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vyataifishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yataifishwa
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zataifishwa
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| u(XI)
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wataifishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwataifishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pataifishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwataifishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metaifishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshataifishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jataifishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitaifishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotaifishwa
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| Consecutive
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kataifishwa / positive subject concord + -kataifishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kataifishwe
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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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-nitaifishwa
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-tutaifishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutaifishwa
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-wataifishwa/-kutaifishweni/-wataifishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtaifishwa
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-wataifishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utaifishwa
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-itaifishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litaifishwa
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-yataifishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitaifishwa
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-vitaifishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itaifishwa
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-zitaifishwa
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| u(XI)
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-utaifishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutaifishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pataifishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutaifishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitaifishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -taifishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-taifishwaye
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-taifishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-taifishwao
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-taifishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-taifishwalo
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-taifishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-taifishwacho
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-taifishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-taifishwayo
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-taifishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-taifishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-taifishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-taifishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-taifishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -taifishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetaifishwa
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-otaifishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otaifishwa
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-yotaifishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotaifishwa
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-yotaifishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotaifishwa
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-vyotaifishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotaifishwa
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-zotaifishwa
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| u(XI)
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-otaifishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotaifishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potaifishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motaifishwa
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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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