Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tapisha (infinitive kutapisha)
- Causative form of -tapika: to cause vomiting
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tapisha
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| Positive present
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-natapisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tapishe
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| Negative
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-tapishi
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| Imperative singular
|
tapisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tapisha
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| Plural
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tapisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutapisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litapisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutapisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatapisha/natapisha
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tunatapisha
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| 2nd person
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unatapisha
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mnatapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatapisha
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wanatapisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natapisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tapishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitapishi
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hatutapishi
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| 2nd person
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hutapishi
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hamtapishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatapishi
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hawatapishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tapishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatapisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatapisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tapishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitapishe
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tutapishe
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| 2nd person
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utapishe
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mtapishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atapishe
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watapishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tapishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitapishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetapisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetapisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitapisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitapisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natapisha
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twatapisha
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| 2nd person
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watapisha
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mwatapisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atapisha
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watapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watapisha
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yatapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latapisha
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yatapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatapisha
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vyatapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatapisha
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zatapisha
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| u(XI)
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watapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatapisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metapisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatapisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatapisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitapisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotapisha
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| Consecutive
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katapisha / positive subject concord + -katapisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katapishe
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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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-nitapisha
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-tutapisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutapisha
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-watapisha/-kutapisheni/-watapisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtapisha
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-watapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utapisha
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-itapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litapisha
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-yatapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitapisha
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-vitapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itapisha
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-zitapisha
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| u(XI)
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-utapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutapisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitapisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tapisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tapishaye
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-tapishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tapishao
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-tapishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tapishalo
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-tapishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tapishacho
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-tapishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tapishayo
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-tapishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tapishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tapishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tapishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tapishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tapisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetapisha
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-otapisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otapisha
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-yotapisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotapisha
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-yotapisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotapisha
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-vyotapisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotapisha
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-zotapisha
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| u(XI)
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-otapisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotapisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potapisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motapisha
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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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Derived terms