Swahili
Verb
-tanisha (infinitive kutanisha)
- Causative form of -tania
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tanisha
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| Positive present
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-natanisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tanishe
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| Negative
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-tanishi
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| Imperative singular
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tanisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tanisha
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| Plural
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tanisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutanisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litanisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutanisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatanisha/natanisha
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tunatanisha
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| 2nd person
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unatanisha
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mnatanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatanisha
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wanatanisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natanisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tanishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitanishi
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hatutanishi
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| 2nd person
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hutanishi
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hamtanishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatanishi
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hawatanishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tanishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatanisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatanisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tanishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitanishe
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tutanishe
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| 2nd person
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utanishe
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mtanishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atanishe
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watanishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tanishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitanishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetanisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetanisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitanisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitanisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natanisha
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twatanisha
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| 2nd person
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watanisha
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mwatanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atanisha
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watanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watanisha
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yatanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latanisha
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yatanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatanisha
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vyatanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatanisha
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zatanisha
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| u(XI)
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watanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatanisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metanisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatanisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatanisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitanisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotanisha
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| Consecutive
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katanisha / positive subject concord + -katanisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katanishe
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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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-nitanisha
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-tutanisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutanisha
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-watanisha/-kutanisheni/-watanisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtanisha
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-watanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utanisha
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-itanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litanisha
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-yatanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitanisha
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-vitanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itanisha
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-zitanisha
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| u(XI)
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-utanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutanisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitanisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tanisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tanishaye
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-tanishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tanishao
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-tanishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tanishalo
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-tanishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tanishacho
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-tanishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tanishayo
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-tanishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tanishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tanishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tanishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tanishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetanisha
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-otanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otanisha
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-yotanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotanisha
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-yotanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotanisha
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-vyotanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotanisha
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-zotanisha
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| u(XI)
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-otanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motanisha
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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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