Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tamanisha (infinitive kutamanisha)
- Causative form of -tamani: to make desirable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamanisha
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| Positive present
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-natamanisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tamanishe
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| Negative
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-tamanishi
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| Imperative singular
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tamanisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tamanisha
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| Plural
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tamanisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutamanisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litamanisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutamanisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatamanisha/natamanisha
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tunatamanisha
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| 2nd person
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unatamanisha
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mnatamanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatamanisha
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wanatamanisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natamanisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamanishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitamanishi
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hatutamanishi
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| 2nd person
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hutamanishi
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hamtamanishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatamanishi
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hawatamanishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tamanishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatamanisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatamanisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamanishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitamanishe
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tutamanishe
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| 2nd person
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utamanishe
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mtamanishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamanishe
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watamanishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tamanishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitamanishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetamanisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetamanisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitamanisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitamanisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natamanisha
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twatamanisha
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| 2nd person
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watamanisha
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mwatamanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamanisha
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watamanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watamanisha
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yatamanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latamanisha
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yatamanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatamanisha
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vyatamanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatamanisha
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zatamanisha
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| u(XI)
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watamanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatamanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patamanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatamanisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metamanisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatamanisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatamanisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitamanisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotamanisha
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| Consecutive
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katamanisha / positive subject concord + -katamanisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katamanishe
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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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-nitamanisha
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-tutamanisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutamanisha
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-watamanisha/-kutamanisheni/-watamanisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtamanisha
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-watamanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utamanisha
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-itamanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litamanisha
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-yatamanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitamanisha
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-vitamanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itamanisha
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-zitamanisha
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| u(XI)
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-utamanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutamanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patamanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutamanisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitamanisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamanisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tamanishaye
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-tamanishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tamanishao
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-tamanishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tamanishalo
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-tamanishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tamanishacho
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-tamanishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tamanishayo
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-tamanishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tamanishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tamanishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tamanishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tamanishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetamanisha
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-otamanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otamanisha
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-yotamanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotamanisha
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-yotamanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotamanisha
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-vyotamanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotamanisha
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-zotamanisha
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| u(XI)
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-otamanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotamanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potamanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motamanisha
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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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