Swahili
Etymology
From tayari + -isha (causative affix).
Pronunciation
Verb
-tayarisha (infinitive kutayarisha)
- Causative form of tayari: to prepare, to make ready
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tayarisha
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| Positive present
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-natayarisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tayarishe
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| Negative
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-tayarishi
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| Imperative singular
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tayarisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tayarisha
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| Plural
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tayarisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutayarisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litayarisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutayarisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natayarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatayarisha/natayarisha
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tunatayarisha
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| 2nd person
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unatayarisha
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mnatayarisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatayarisha
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wanatayarisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natayarisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tayarishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitayarishi
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hatutayarishi
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| 2nd person
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hutayarishi
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hamtayarishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatayarishi
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hawatayarishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tayarishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatayarisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatayarisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tayarishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitayarishe
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tutayarishe
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| 2nd person
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utayarishe
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mtayarishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atayarishe
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watayarishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tayarishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitayarishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetayarisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetayarisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitayarisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitayarisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atayarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natayarisha
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twatayarisha
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| 2nd person
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watayarisha
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mwatayarisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atayarisha
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watayarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watayarisha
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yatayarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latayarisha
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yatayarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatayarisha
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vyatayarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatayarisha
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zatayarisha
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| u(XI)
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watayarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatayarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patayarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatayarisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metayarisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatayarisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatayarisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitayarisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotayarisha
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| Consecutive
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katayarisha / positive subject concord + -katayarisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katayarishe
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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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-nitayarisha
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-tutayarisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutayarisha
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-watayarisha/-kutayarisheni/-watayarisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtayarisha
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-watayarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utayarisha
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-itayarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litayarisha
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-yatayarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitayarisha
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-vitayarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itayarisha
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-zitayarisha
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| u(XI)
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-utayarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutayarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patayarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutayarisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitayarisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tayarisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tayarishaye
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-tayarishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tayarishao
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-tayarishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tayarishalo
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-tayarishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tayarishacho
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-tayarishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tayarishayo
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-tayarishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tayarishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tayarishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tayarishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tayarishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tayarisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetayarisha
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-otayarisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otayarisha
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-yotayarisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotayarisha
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-yotayarisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotayarisha
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-vyotayarisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotayarisha
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-zotayarisha
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| u(XI)
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-otayarisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotayarisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potayarisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motayarisha
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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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