Swahili
Etymology
From tamati + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-tamatisha (infinitive kutamatisha)
- Causative form of tamati: to end, conclude, terminate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamatisha
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| Positive present
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-natamatisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tamatishe
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| Negative
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-tamatishi
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| Imperative singular
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tamatisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tamatisha
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| Plural
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tamatisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutamatisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litamatisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutamatisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatamatisha/natamatisha
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tunatamatisha
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| 2nd person
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unatamatisha
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mnatamatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatamatisha
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wanatamatisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natamatisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamatishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitamatishi
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hatutamatishi
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| 2nd person
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hutamatishi
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hamtamatishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatamatishi
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hawatamatishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tamatishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatamatisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatamatisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamatishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitamatishe
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tutamatishe
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| 2nd person
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utamatishe
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mtamatishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamatishe
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watamatishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tamatishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitamatishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetamatisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetamatisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitamatisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitamatisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natamatisha
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twatamatisha
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| 2nd person
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watamatisha
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mwatamatisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atamatisha
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watamatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watamatisha
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yatamatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latamatisha
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yatamatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatamatisha
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vyatamatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatamatisha
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zatamatisha
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| u(XI)
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watamatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatamatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patamatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatamatisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metamatisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatamatisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatamatisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitamatisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotamatisha
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| Consecutive
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katamatisha / positive subject concord + -katamatisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katamatishe
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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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-nitamatisha
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-tutamatisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutamatisha
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-watamatisha/-kutamatisheni/-watamatisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtamatisha
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-watamatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utamatisha
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-itamatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litamatisha
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-yatamatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitamatisha
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-vitamatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itamatisha
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-zitamatisha
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| u(XI)
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-utamatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutamatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patamatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutamatisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitamatisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamatisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tamatishaye
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-tamatishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tamatishao
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-tamatishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tamatishalo
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-tamatishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tamatishacho
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-tamatishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tamatishayo
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-tamatishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tamatishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tamatishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tamatishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tamatishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamatisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetamatisha
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-otamatisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otamatisha
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-yotamatisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotamatisha
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-yotamatisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotamatisha
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-vyotamatisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotamatisha
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-zotamatisha
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| u(XI)
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-otamatisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotamatisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potamatisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motamatisha
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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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